onrust

Definitions of onrust
  1. noun
    a state of agitation or turbulent change or development
    synonyms: fermentatieproces
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    type of:
    aardverschuiving
    a state of violent disturbance and disorder (as in politics or social conditions generally)
  2. noun
    a mental state of extreme emotional disturbance
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    types:
    fret
    agitation resulting from active worry
    bombarie, drukte, gedoe, geduvel, heisa, omhaal, omslag, ophef, poeha, poespas, poppenkast, soesa, stampei, stennes, stennis, tamtam
    an excited state of agitation
    type of:
    geestesgesteldheid, geestestoestand
    (psychology) a mental condition in which the qualities of a state are relatively constant even though the state itself may be dynamic
  3. noun
    a wheel that regulates the rate of movement in a machine; especially a wheel oscillating against the hairspring of a timepiece to regulate its beat
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    type of:
    rad, wiel
    a simple machine consisting of a circular frame with spokes (or a solid disc) that can rotate on a shaft or axle (as in vehicles or other machines)
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