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Unrest

Want of rest or repose; unquietness; sleeplessness; uneasiness; disquietude.

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Agitation 76% connected

The act of agitating, or the state of being agitated; the state of being moved with violence, or with irregular action; commotion; as, the sea after…

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Turbulence 76% connected

The quality or state of being turbulent; a disturbed state; tumult; disorder; agitation.

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Upheaval 76% connected

The act of upheaving, or the state of being upheaved; esp., an elevation of a portion of the earth's crust.

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Agitation 92% connected

The act of agitating, or the state of being agitated; the state of being moved with violence, or with irregular action; commotion; as, the sea after…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Ferment 92% connected

That which causes fermentation, as yeast, barm, or fermenting beer.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Fermentation 92% connected

The process of undergoing an effervescent change, as by the action of yeast; in a wider sense (Physiol. Chem.), the transformation of an organic subs…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Abandon noun · 77% connection

a feeling of extreme emotional intensity; "the wildness of his anger"

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Abashment noun · 77% connection

feeling embarrassed due to modesty

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Abhorrence noun · 77% connection

hate coupled with disgust

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Affect noun · 77% connection

the conscious subjective aspect of feeling or emotion

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Acquiesce verb · 78% connection

To rest satisfied, or apparently satisfied, or to rest without opposition and discontent (usually implying previous opposition or disc…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: want, rest, repose, unquietness, sleeplessness.
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Ail verb · 78% connection

To affect with pain or uneasiness, either physical or mental; to trouble; to be the matter with; -- used to express some uneasiness or…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: want, rest, repose, unquietness, sleeplessness.
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Anagogical adjective · 78% connection

Mystical; having a secondary spiritual meaning; as, the rest of the Sabbath, in an anagogical sense, signifies the repose of the saint…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: want, rest, repose, unquietness, sleeplessness.
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Anxious adjective · 78% connection

Full of anxiety or disquietude; greatly concerned or solicitous, esp. respecting something future or unknown; being in painful suspens…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: want, rest, repose, unquietness, sleeplessness.
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Couch verb · 78% connection

To lie down or recline, as on a bed or other place of rest; to repose; to lie.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: want, rest, repose, unquietness, sleeplessness.
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Discomfort verb · 78% connection

Want of comfort; uneasiness, mental or physical; disturbance of peace; inquietude; pain; distress; sorrow.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: want, rest, repose, unquietness, sleeplessness.
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Discontent noun · 78% connection

Want of content; uneasiness and inquietude of mind; dissatisfaction; disquiet.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: want, rest, repose, unquietness, sleeplessness.
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Dislodge verb · 78% connection

To drive from a lodge or place of rest; to remove from a place of quiet or repose; as, shells resting in the sea at a considerate dept…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: want, rest, repose, unquietness, sleeplessness.
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Disquiet noun · 78% connection

Want of quiet; want of tranquility in body or mind; uneasiness; restlessness; disturbance; anxiety.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: want, rest, repose, unquietness, sleeplessness.
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Disquiettude noun · 78% connection

Want of peace or tranquility; uneasiness; disturbance; agitation; anxiety.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: want, rest, repose, unquietness, sleeplessness.
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Dissatisfaction noun · 78% connection

The state of being dissatisfied, unsatisfied, or discontented; uneasiness proceeding from the want of gratification, or from disappoin…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: want, rest, repose, unquietness, sleeplessness.
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Dissatisfy verb · 78% connection

To render unsatisfied or discontented; to excite uneasiness in by frustrating wishes or expectations; to displease by the want of some…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: want, rest, repose, unquietness, sleeplessness.
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Downlying noun · 78% connection

The time of retiring to rest; time of repose.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: want, rest, repose, unquietness, sleeplessness.
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Ease noun · 78% connection

To free from anything that pains, disquiets, or oppresses; to relieve from toil or care; to give rest, repose, or tranquility to; -- o…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: want, rest, repose, unquietness, sleeplessness.
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Gest noun · 78% connection

A stage in traveling; a stop for rest or lodging in a journey or progress; a rest.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: want, rest, repose, unquietness, sleeplessness.
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Hunger noun · 78% connection

To feel the craving or uneasiness occasioned by want of food; to be oppressed by hunger.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: want, rest, repose, unquietness, sleeplessness.
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Hungry superl. · 78% connection

Feeling hunger; having a keen appetite; feeling uneasiness or distress from want of food; hence, having an eager desire.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: want, rest, repose, unquietness, sleeplessness.
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Inquietness noun · 78% connection

Unquietness.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: want, rest, repose, unquietness, sleeplessness.
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