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restlessness

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  • n  the quality of being ceaselessly moving or active
    the restlessness of the wind
  • n  a lack of patience; irritation with anything that causes delay
  • n  a feeling of agitation expressed in continual motion
    waiting gave him a feeling of restlessness
  • n  inability to rest or relax or be still

  • Most movie characters have a need to get somewhere else, but Winslet women usually proceed from an enveloping restlessness, a resentment of the status quo.
  • In 1946, after more than a decade of front-line reporting, says Kershaw, "Capa had started to exhibit many of the symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder: restlessness, heavy .
  • Her father, a furniture salesman, had a restlessness that she inherited.
News & Articles

  • Improve Concentration At Work: 13 Ways To Focus On The Job
    If you have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), you may have a more difficult time on the job than most. The limited attention span, restlessness, and distractibility that are hallmarks of the condition can hamper focus and productivity at work.
    June 27, 2013 - The Huffington Post
  • Absent an Anchor’s Seat, Stone Phillips Finds a New Perch on Park Avenue
    Stone Phillips and wife Debra. (Patrick McMullen) It looks like Stone Phillips may have finally found a place to settle down. The former Dateline anchor displayed some undeniable signs of restlessness after NBC declined to renew his contract back in 2009. First, he sold both his triplex penthouse on Central Park West and his more modest condo on West 19th Street. Then he bought a two-bedroom ...
    June 22, 2013 - The New York Observer
  • Female Golfer of the Week: Glenville resident Narkiewicz still sinking putts at 88
    CLIFTON PARK — The restlessness Jean Narkiewicz experienced after two days of retirement convinced her she needed to take up golf. But, even though the 65-year-old did not know the rules and had never played a hole at the time, she didn’t just want to play the game. She wanted play well enough to beat her friends, just as she had in other sports through the years.
    June 21, 2013 - The Saratogian

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