ligalig
ligálig with stress marks
trouble; unrest; worried
Usage Note
Ligalig conveys a sense of social unrest or personal anxiety, describing collective disorder in a community or an individual's troubled state of mind. The word often appears in news reports about civil unrest and in literature evoking inner conflict.
Examples
" May ligalig sa kanyang puso. "
Natural Translation
There is unrest in his heart.
Literal Translation
Has unrest at his heart.
" May ligalig sa bayan. "
Natural Translation
There is unrest in the town.
Literal Translation
Has unrest in town.
" Bagaman tahimik ang kanyang mukha, hindi maitatago ang ligalig na nararamdaman niya dahil sa hindi tiyak na kinabukasan. "
Natural Translation
Although his face was calm, he could not hide the inner turmoil he felt because of the uncertain future.
Literal Translation
Although calm the his face, not can-be-hidden the unrest that feeling he because of not certain future.
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