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RESTLESSNESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Inability to rest or relax or be still
Synonyms:
queasiness; restlessness; uneasiness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("restlessness" is a kind of...):
nervousness (a sensitive or highly strung temperament)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "restlessness"):
jactation; jactitation ((pathology) extremely restless tossing and twitching usually by a person with a severe illness)
Derivation:
restless (worried and uneasy)
restless (lacking or not affording physical or mental rest)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The quality of being ceaselessly moving or active
Example:
the restlessness of the wind
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("restlessness" is a kind of...):
mobility (the quality of moving freely)
Derivation:
restless (ceaselessly in motion)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A feeling of agitation expressed in continual motion
Example:
waiting gave him a feeling of restlessness
Synonyms:
fidget; fidgetiness; restlessness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting feelings and emotions
Hypernyms ("restlessness" is a kind of...):
agitation (the feeling of being agitated; not calm)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "restlessness"):
impatience (a restless desire for change and excitement)
Sense 4
Meaning:
A lack of patience; irritation with anything that causes delay
Synonyms:
impatience; restlessness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("restlessness" is a kind of...):
annoyance; botheration; irritation; vexation (the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed)
Context examples:
Apprehension of danger and dread accompanied by restlessness, tension, tachycardia, and dyspnea unattached to a clearly identifiable stimulus.
(Anxiety, NCI Thesaurus)
A disorder characterized by apprehension of danger and dread accompanied by restlessness, tension, tachycardia, and dyspnea unattached to a clearly identifiable stimulus.
(Anxiety Disorder, NCI Thesaurus/CTCAE)
The worry is accompanied by restlessness, fatigue, inability to concentrate, irritability, muscle tension, and/or sleep disturbance and lasts for at least 6 months.
(Generalized anxiety disorder, NCI Thesaurus)
These symptoms include restlessness, muscle and bone pain, diarrhea and vomiting, and cold flashes with goose bumps.
(Heroin, NIH: National Institute on Drug Abuse)
When symptoms appear, they include diarrhea, abdominal pain, restlessness, and irritability.
(Hymenolepiasis, NCI Thesaurus)
Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale (HAMA) Tension; feelings of tension, fatigability, startle response, moved to tears easily, trembling, feelings of restlessness, inability to relax.
(HAMA - Tension, NCI Thesaurus)
Current medicines often leave patients with involuntary movements, restlessness, stiffness and 'the shakes'.
(Key to Treating Schizophrenia May Be Found in Broccoli, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
Patients present with an acute febrile illness followed by restlessness, irritability, and bleeding.
(Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever, NCI Thesaurus)
Barnes Akathisia Rating Scale (BARS) Subjective, distress related to restlessness.
(BARS - Subjective, Distress, NCI Thesaurus)
A terrible restlessness that was akin to hunger afflicted Martin Eden.
(Martin Eden, by Jack London)
