unrest
noun. state of agitation; disturbance
- altercation
- anarchy
- annoyance
- anxiety
- bickering
- bother
- chagrin
- change
- confusion
- contention
- controversy
- crisis
- debate
- disaffection
- discontent
- discord
- disease
- disquiet
- dissatisfaction
- dissension
- distress
- dither
- ennui
- grief
- insurrection
- irritation
- malaise
- moodiness
- mortification
- perplexity
- perturbation
- protest
- quarrel
- rebellion
- restlessness
- sedition
- sorrow
- strife
- tension
- tizzy
- trouble
- tumult
- turmoil
- unease
- uneasiness
- uproar
- upset
- vexation
- worry
unstableness
noun. unsteadiness
- alternation
- anxiety
- capriciousness
- changeability
- changeableness
- disequilibrium
- disquiet
- fickleness
- fitfulness
- flightiness
- fluctuation
- fluidity
- frailty
- hesitation
- immaturity
- impermanence
- inconsistency
- inquietude
- insecurity
- instability
- irregularity
- irresolution
- mutability
- oscillation
- pliancy
- precariousness
- restlessness
- ricketiness
- shakiness
- transience
- uncertainty
- unfixedness
- unpredictability
- unreliability
- vacillation
- variability
- volatility
- vulnerability
- wavering
- weakness
- wobbliness
unsteadiness
noun. unstableness
- alternation
- anxiety
- capriciousness
- changeability
- changeableness
- disequilibrium
- disquiet
- fickleness
- fitfulness
- flightiness
- fluctuation
- fluidity
- frailty
- hesitation
- immaturity
- impermanence
- inconsistency
- inquietude
- insecurity
- instability
- irregularity
- irresolution
- mutability
- oscillation
- pliancy
- precariousness
- restlessness
- ricketiness
- shakiness
- transience
- uncertainty
- unfixedness
- unpredictability
- unreliability
- vacillation
- variability
- volatility
- vulnerability
- wavering
- weakness
- wobbliness
unsureness
noun. instability
- alternation
- anxiety
- capriciousness
- changeability
- changeableness
- disequilibrium
- disquiet
- fickleness
- fitfulness
- flightiness
- fluctuation
- fluidity
- frailty
- hesitation
- immaturity
- impermanence
- inconsistency
- inquietude
- insecureness
- insecurity
- irregularity
- irresolution
- mutability
- oscillation
- pliancy
- precariousness
- restlessness
- shakiness
- transience
- uncertainty
- unfixedness
- unpredictability
- unreliability
- unstableness
- unsteadiness
- vacillation
- variability
- volatility
- vulnerability
- wavering
- weakness
wakefulness
noun. sleeplessness
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the
Philip Lief Group.