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unpeaceful

unpeaceful

6.7
Causing conflict and trouble, often noisy or violent
  • adjective
  • /ʌnˈpiːsfəl/
translation icon : intranquilo
  • Suddenly, he looked like an unpeaceful Buddha.

I think the infatuation, I think the the initial attraction that almost comes as a unpeaceful energy.

Examples

  • The frames of the newspapers towards CPEC were expressed as unpeaceful, with negative propositions for not stopping cross-border terrorism.

    Academic text (2018)
  • Our house is often chaotically messy and unpeaceful; that doesn't lead to cheerfulness!

    Blog text (2)
  • This is something I knew, and I was perhaps in error when I nonetheless took it upon myself to describe this tranquility, the forest in such an unpeaceful state of mind.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • It seeks a little harmony, a little bit of peace in an otherwise unpeaceful life, in the presence of others of like mind for whom it does develop a real sense of friendship...

    Blog text (34)
  • The debate turned unpeaceful when opposing views clashed loudly.

  • Their unpeaceful relationship was evident during family gatherings.

  • The city remained unpeaceful throughout the protests, with tension in the air.

Synonyms

unquiet
vsunpeaceful
2 7.9

Not calm or peaceful, often restless because of worry

expresses the overall absence of calm rather than specific unrest
unrestful
vsunpeaceful
5.2

Something that makes it hard to sleep or relax

is a general lack of calm, order, or tranquility
unstill
vsunpeaceful
7.7

Restless and unable to keep calm

names the broader absence of calm rather than motion or restlessness
unpacified
vsunpeaceful
8.2

A person, place, or group that is not calm after attempts to make it peaceful

refers to a general lack of calm, not only failure to calm
unpeaceable
vsunpeaceful
9.1

Likely to cause arguments or fighting

describes the simple absence of calm rather than an active hostile stance
unmollified
vsunpeaceful
9.3

Still angry and not calm

is the broad lack of calm without focusing specifically on anger

Antonyms

428 1.0

Calm and quiet, without noise or trouble

27 4.6

Calm and peaceful without noise or movement

How Peaceful

tranquil
27 4.6
peaceful
428 1.0
calm
735 1.0
unpeaceful
6.7
uneasy
98 3.2
violent
  • Offensive
2.5
chaotic
116 4.7

Surface Forms

unpeaceful positive
unpeacefuller comparative
unpeacefullest superlative

Morphology

unpeaceful = peaceful (transparent) = un + peace + ful

Clearly formed by adding the negative prefix 'un-' to 'peaceful', yielding 'not peaceful'.

Etymology

The word unpeaceful is made of un- ('not') and peaceful, which comes from peace ('calm' or 'quiet'). So unpeaceful is easy to remember: it means 'not calm' or 'without peace', like a time or place full of trouble.