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Uneasy

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Adjective

1. uneasy

lacking a sense of security or affording no ease or reassurance

Example Sentences:
'farmers were uneasy until rain finally came'
'uneasy about his health'
'gave an uneasy laugh'
'uneasy lies the head that wears the crown'
'an uneasy coalition government'
'an uneasy calm'
'an uneasy silence fell on the group'

2. restless, uneasy

lacking or not affording physical or mental rest

Example Sentences:
'a restless night'
'she fell into an uneasy sleep'

3. anxious, nervous, queasy, uneasy, unquiet

causing or fraught with or showing anxiety

Example Sentences:
'spent an anxious night waiting for the test results'
'cast anxious glances behind her'
'those nervous moments before takeoff'
'an unquiet mind'

4. awkward, ill at ease, uneasy

socially uncomfortable; unsure and constrained in manner

Example Sentences:
'awkward and reserved at parties'
'ill at ease among eddies of people he didn't know'
'was always uneasy with strangers'

5. uneasy

relating to bodily unease that causes discomfort

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Uneasy

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adjective
1. 
(of a person) anxious; apprehensive
2. 
(of a condition) precarious; uncomfortable
an uneasy truce
3. 
(of a thought, etc) disturbing; disquieting

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Uneasy

see synonyms of uneasy
adjectiveWord forms: unˈeasier or unˈeasiest
1. 
having, showing, or allowing no ease of body or mind; uncomfortable
2. 
awkward; constrained
3. 
disturbed by anxiety or apprehension; restless; unsettled; perturbed

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.


Uneasy

see synonyms of uneasy
adj. un·eas·i·er, un·eas·i·est
1. Lacking a sense of security; anxious or apprehensive: The farmers were uneasy until it finally rained.
2. Affording no ease or reassurance: an uneasy calm.
3.
a. Awkward or unsure in manner; constrained: uneasy with strangers.
b. Causing constraint or awkwardness: an uneasy silence.
4. Not conducive to rest: fell into a fitful, uneasy sleep.

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