restlessness
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3.8
- noun
- /ˈrɛstləsnəs/
:
inquietud
- The child's restlessness during the long car ride was evident as he shifted repeatedly in his seat.
- irritability and restlessness
- anxiety and restlessness
- restlessness and agitation
It is a noble aim and I admired her restlessness to create change.
- It is a noble aim and I admired her restlessness to create change.
- Or they simply feel a restlessness and they're constantly seeking stimulation.
- So in a way there is that type of restlessness of the mind.
- Well, first, there are people who deal with an unusual amount of restlessness who do find it hard to sit still.
- There's lots of muscle tension, a sense of general restlessness, problems with sleep, problems with concentration.
- Skepticism is instead the, I guess, restlessness with our assumptions, a desire for new information.
- The other one is the restlessness of seeing defects in the world, that interesting problems beg to be solved.
- There's probably a little more restlessness, some aggravations.
- The new one is again, me being on my restlessness.
- Well, it's like always on, never enough, never really content restlessness, anxiety, burnout, checking things off the list.
Examples
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It is a noble aim and I admired her restlessness to create change.
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Well, first, there are people who deal with an unusual amount of restlessness who do find it hard to sit still.
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On my way home, I was overcome by the strange restlessness once again.
Fiction book (1998) -
As the sun became warmer and the days longer, Gin felt the restlessness that came with spring.
Fiction book (1997) -
There's a general restlessness among the people.
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The kind of restlessness that compels you to look beyond yourself for answers and meaning.
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Suddenly, I recognized that the source of my restlessness was this plain and unfamiliar place.
Fiction book (1998) -
Boredom leads to restlessness, restlessness to recklessness.
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There's lots of muscle tension, a sense of general restlessness, problems with sleep, problems with concentration.
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Or they simply feel a restlessness and they're constantly seeking stimulation.
Synonyms
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2.5
A feeling of being annoyed and restless when you have to wait
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2.7
A feeling of being worried or anxious
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4.4
A feeling of worry and not being relaxed
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3.6
A worried, uncomfortable feeling when you cannot relax
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5.1
A feeling of wanting to move that often causes small movements
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8.1
A feeling of nervousness and impatience that makes people hard to control
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6.0
A nervous, restless state when a person makes small sudden movements
A feeling that makes you move or touch things because you cannot stay still
Antonyms
How Restless
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Restlessness comes from the simple word rest ('to be still or relax') plus the ending -less ('without') and -ness which makes a noun, and you can see -less in words like careless. So, restlessness means 'the state of being without rest', which is why it describes feeling unable to relax or stay still.