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uneasy
[ uhn-ee-zee ]
adjective
- not conducive to ease; causing bodily discomfort.
uneasy
/ ʌnˈiːzɪ /
adjective
- (of a person) anxious; apprehensive
- (of a condition) precarious; uncomfortable
an uneasy truce
- (of a thought, etc) disturbing; disquieting
Derived Forms
- unˈease, noun
- unˈeasiness, noun
- unˈeasily, adverb
Other Words From
- un·ease noun
- un·eas·i·ly adverb
- un·eas·i·ness noun
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
Many cultures, however, have an uneasy relationship with bats.
It would seem, at best, an uneasy fit: Paul Newman and his seventieth birthday, this month.
So it continues to make local authorities and their ruthless cronies uneasy.
Once in the Senate, Paul began making uneasy attempts to discuss his faith.
As a result, the temporary truce negotiated by the ICRC is uneasy and, at best, only partial.
We (the officers) were sitting in a circle round the general and Alcalde, both of whom appeared uneasy and anxious.
"I don't think that is a very nice taste," said Davy, beginning to feel very uneasy.
The anger and rebellion had been comatose in these years of freedom, but the maturer brain was the more uneasy, at times appalled.
Leonce had been very uneasy at first, Madame Ratignolle said, and had wanted to start at once for the Cheniere.
At sight of Monsieur Gaubert, running so breathlessly, he started forward, wondering and uneasy.
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