{{Short description|Sociopolitical turbulence and discontent, may involve riots}} {{other uses}} {{Unreferenced|date=May 2026}} '''Unrest''', also called '''disaffection''', is a sociological phenomenon, including: * Civil disorder * Domestic terrorism * Industrial unrest * Labor unrest * Rebellion * Riot * Strike action * State of emergency
== Notable historical instances of unrest == * 19th century Luddites * 1978–79 Winter of Discontent (UK) * 1989 Purple Rain Revolt (South Africa) * 2003 Maldives civil unrest * 2004 Unrest in Kosovo * 2005 Belize unrest * May 2005 unrest in Uzbekistan * Arab Spring * Post-coup unrest in Egypt (2013–14) * 2014 pro-Russian conflict in Ukraine * 2022 Kazakh unrest
== See also == {{Wiktionary}} * {{intitle|Unrest}}
Category:Riots and civil disorder Category:Social change Category:Social conflict {{socio-stub}}