Uneasy Definition

ŭn-ēzē
uneasier, uneasiest
adjective
uneasier, uneasiest
Lacking a sense of security; anxious or apprehensive.
The farmers were uneasy until it finally rained.
American Heritage
Having, showing, or allowing no ease of body or mind; uncomfortable.
Webster's New World
Affording no ease or reassurance.
An uneasy calm.
American Heritage
Awkward; constrained.
Webster's New World
Disturbed by anxiety or apprehension; restless; unsettled; perturbed.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Uneasy

Adjective

Base Form:
uneasy
Comparative:
uneasier
Superlative:
uneasiest

Origin of Uneasy

  • From Middle English unesy, equivalent to un- +"Ž easy. Merged with Middle English unethe, uneathe (“difficult, not easy"); see uneath.

    From Wiktionary

  • From Middle English unesy, unaisie (“not comforting"), from un- + esy (“comfortable, at ease"). More at easy.

    From Wiktionary

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