uneasy
Americanadjective
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not easy in body or mind; uncomfortable; restless; disturbed; perturbed.
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not easy in manner; constrained; gauche; stilted.
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not conducive to ease; causing bodily discomfort.
adjective
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(of a person) anxious; apprehensive
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(of a condition) precarious; uncomfortable
an uneasy truce
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(of a thought, etc) disturbing; disquieting
Other Word Forms
- unease noun
- uneasily adverb
- uneasiness noun
Etymology
Origin of uneasy
First recorded in 1250–1300, uneasy is from the Middle English word unesy. See un- 1, easy
Example Sentences
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The uneasy neighbours have clashed at the border intermittently for months.
From Barron's
The film examines the push-pull of attraction and rejection on a scope that’s both intimate and global, finding the uneasy space where the two meet.
From Los Angeles Times
Campaigners have grown uneasy about the EU's expected response, which is to be presented at a press conference in Brussels Thursday afternoon.
From Barron's
Put all together, investors may remain understandably uneasy about the topic, even if they start to tiptoe back into oversold areas.
From Barron's
In the silence, an uneasy feeling came over me.
From Literature
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