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uneasy definition

un·easy (-ē′zē)

adjective uneasier -·eas′i·er, uneasiest -·eas′i·est

  1. having, showing, or allowing no ease of body or mind; uncomfortable
  2. awkward; constrained
  3. disturbed by anxiety or apprehension; restless; unsettled; perturbed

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uneasy Synonyms

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  1. Mentally disturbed

    unquiet, anxious, fearful, irascible, troubled, harassed, vexed, perturbed, alarmed, upset, afraid, apprehensive, edgy, nervous, frightened, shaky, perplexed, agitated, unsettled, suspicious, peevish, irritable, fretful, worried, anguished, in turmoil, disquieted, shaken, full of misgivings.

    Antonyms calm, collected, composed.

  2. Restless

    fidgety, jittery, on edge, on the qui vive (French), all nerves, jumpy, snappish, agitated, restive, languishing, drooping, uncomfortable, awkward, goaded, palpitant, molested, wrung, harrowed, tormented, chafed, in distress.

    Antonyms quiet*, placid*, soothed.


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uneasy Usage Examples

Modifying Another Word

  • distinctly: Anyone who gave the matter thought must have felt distinctly uneasy.

Adjective complement with noun phrase

  • feel: I must say, Mr Williams, I am starting to feel a touch uneasy about this.

Modifies a noun

  • truce: An uneasy truce seems to have been reached between opposing viewpoints.

Used with adjective complement

  • feel: You'd feel uneasy about leaving two kids, right?
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The notion of libertyamuses the people of England, and helps to keep off the taedium vitae.When a butcher tells you that his heart bleeds for his country he has, in fact, no uneasy feeling.

-Johnson, Samuel known as Dr Johnson

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