Meaning 1neutral; emotional and everyday contexts · 82%
A state of nervousness or worry in which it is hard to feel calm.
Natural examples
Vor dem Gespräch spürte er eine wachsende Unruhe.
He felt growing unease before the conversation.
Vor der Prüfung spürten die Kinder eine wachsende Unruhe.
The children felt growing unease before the exam.
Nach der Nachricht legte sich die Unruhe langsam.
After the news, the unease slowly subsided.
Usage note
Unruhe can mean personal unease or disturbance among people; political unrest is commonly plural in German.
Mini-lesson: Unruhe
A state of nervousness or worry in which it is hard to feel calm. Unruhe can mean personal unease or disturbance among people; political unrest is commonly plural in German.
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