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Uneasy   /ənˈizi/   Listen
Uneasy

adjective
1.
Lacking a sense of security or affording no ease or reassurance.  "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"  Antonym: easy.
2.
Lacking or not affording physical or mental rest.  Synonym: restless.  "She fell into an uneasy sleep"  Antonym: restful.
3.
Causing or fraught with or showing anxiety.  Synonyms: anxious, nervous, queasy, unquiet.  "Cast anxious glances behind her" , "Those nervous moments before takeoff" , "An unquiet mind"
4.
Socially uncomfortable; unsure and constrained in manner.  Synonyms: awkward, ill at ease.  "Ill at ease among eddies of people he didn't know" , "Was always uneasy with strangers"
5.
Relating to bodily unease that causes discomfort.






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"Uneasy" Quotes from Famous Books



... and uneasy, looking towards the door constantly, as if expecting some one. There came, however, nobody, except honest John Lockwood, when he knocked with a dish, which those within took from him; so the meals were always arranged, and I believe the council in the kitchen were of opinion ...
— The History of Henry Esmond, Esq. • W. M. Thackeray

... be uneasy, dear! See! there is nothing to harm you. The Queen has on a robe.—Ay, and a royal ...
— The Jewel of Seven Stars • Bram Stoker

... I was very uneasy, and, not venturing to go into the house myself, I went to one of my friends who lived opposite. I knocked him up, explained matters to him, much to his amusement and astonishment, and took possession of ...
— The Works of Guy de Maupassant, Vol. 1 (of 8) - Boule de Suif and Other Stories • Guy de Maupassant

... thought how valiantly he had risen up under it, and had not lost one moment in vain repining; how instantly he had collected himself for a new effort, and taken his measures with a wise prevision that omitted no detail. In view of all this, she peremptorily forbade herself to be uneasy at the little reticence he was practising with regard to Godolphin's having rejected his play; and imagined the splendor he could put on with the manager after he had accepted it, in telling him its history, ...
— The Story of a Play - A Novel • W. D. Howells

... her cell. In the meantime, Father Mathias had had several conferences with the Inquisitor. Although, in his wrath he had accused Amine, and had procured the necessary witnesses against her, he now felt uneasy and perplexed. His long residence with her—her invariable kindness till the time of his dismissal—his knowledge that she had never embraced the faith—her boldness and courage, nay, her beauty and youth—all worked strongly in her favour. His only object ...
— The Phantom Ship • Captain Frederick Marryat


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