ill at ease

Idioms  

1. Uncomfortable, uneasy, as in Large parties made him feel ill at ease. [c. 1300] For an antonym, see at ease.

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ill at ease

Kelly looked a little ill at ease to be out from behind the desk where she records her daily political commentary program, The Megyn Kelly Show.

From Slate ● May 6, 2026

But what if I am ill at ease with leisure?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 9, 2026

He was ill at ease, in angry-comedian mode, walking that razor’s edge between volatile performer and unhappy human.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 26, 2024

We both had high hopes for our lives in Basel but felt ill at ease once we arrived.

From New York Times ● Jan. 17, 2024

He feels ill at ease with the praise, just as he had when he was a child and destroyed his drawing of the cat, the clay figure of the elephant.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman