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 committee was uneasy about committing to such forecasts last week, Mr. Powell said, because the current environment is so uncertain.
“If you take the visual away, it’s going to make you feel uneasy,” says Paul Millet, who devised the concept.
From Los Angeles Times
That back and forth may have investors feeling uneasy, but they don’t have to wait on the sidelines entirely until the hostilities end.
From Barron's
They had no great fondness for the Islamic Republic regime - but they had reached an uneasy accommodation with it before this conflict began.
From BBC
The mood is tense and uneasy, befitting a number about the precarious state of life on Earth.
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