смута

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Russian

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Etymology

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сму́та (smútaf inan (genitive сму́ты, nominative plural сму́ты, genitive plural смут)

  1. (historical) troubles, disturbance, revolt
    стрелецкая сму́таstreleckaja smútathe revolt of the Streltsy
  2. (colloquial) discord
    се́ять сму́туséjatʹ smútusow/spread discord
  3. turmoil, anxiety, distress
    сму́та в душе́smúta v dušéinner turmoil

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References

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  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “смута”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

Ukrainian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sъmǫta.

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сму́та (smútaf inan (genitive сму́ти, nominative plural сму́ти, genitive plural смут)

  1. (colloquial) sadness, depression, distress, turmoil
  2. (dated) discord, contention, dissent
  3. (historical) revolt, unrest

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