unease

[ uhn-eez ]

noun

1. a state of discomfort or restlessness in the body or mind:

   Anxiety may break through and make itself felt in physical symptoms, such as jitters or unease.

   These initiatives seem to have emerged from the growing unease at the uneven pattern of economic recovery.

Word History and Origins

Origin of unease¹

First recorded in 1300–50; un- ¹( def ) + ease ( def )

Example Sentences

The attacks are causing increasing social unease within host communities, with residents voicing concern over the possibility of Israel targeting displaced people living among them or others visiting, often to deliver financial assistance.

From BBC

But at the same time there are increasing calls in Lebanon for national unity as well as warnings that such strikes from Israel could be purposely designed to create that social unease.

From BBC

I have this unease perpetually about that.

From Los Angeles Times

What that said to me is how terrifying it must be to feel this perpetual sense of unease and have no idea why.

From Los Angeles Times

Against this backdrop of public unease, Zoox is stressing to San Franciscans that it has prepared for this new roll-out.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• angst
• apprehension
• disquiet
• doubt
• dread
• foreboding
• jitters
• misgiving
• mistrust
• nervousness
• panic
• restlessness
• uncertainty
• uneasiness
• worry