Unrest vs Anxiety - What's the difference?
unrest | anxiety |
A state of trouble, confusion and turbulence, especially in a political context; a time of riots, demonstrations and protests.
An unpleasant state of mental uneasiness, nervousness, apprehension and obsession or concern about some uncertain event.
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An uneasy or distressing desire (for something).
(pathology) A state of restlessness and agitation, often accompanied by a distressing sense of oppression or tightness in the stomach.
As nouns the difference between unrest and anxiety
is that unrest is a state of trouble, confusion and turbulence, especially in a political context; a time of riots, demonstrations and protests while anxiety is an unpleasant state of mental uneasiness, nervousness, apprehension and obsession or concern about some uncertain event.unrest
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(wikipedia unrest)Noun
(en-noun)Derived terms
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*anxiety
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(wikipedia anxiety)Noun
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- But the other, because he's been immersed in arguments, gives the appearance of harbouring considerable anxiety and suspicion that he's ignorant of those matters he presents himself to others as an expert on.
- I was anxious to get into the office before Henderson called from New York.