unease

American  

[uhn-eez] / ʌnˈiz /

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.

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Etymology

Origin of unease

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

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

unease

But for Nasser Al-Shammari, a 50-year-old Kuwaiti national, that relationship is now a source of unease.

From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026

When asked about asylum seekers, who for the most part are not permitted to work as they await Home Office decisions, McCabe acknowledges there is "an unease, no doubt about it".

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

The car turns onto a dark road that, to the youngsters’ growing unease, appears to stretch on forever through an infinite forest.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026

—Asian stocks were mostly higher as investors rotated back into artificial-intelligence names, though gains were capped by unease over the Middle East.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026

I swallowed the sudden unease in my throat.

From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia

Related Words

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