uneasy
[ uhn-ee-zee ]
/ ʌnˈi zi /
adjective, un·eas·i·er, un·eas·i·est.
not easy in body or mind; uncomfortable; restless; disturbed; perturbed.
not easy in manner; constrained; awkward.
not conducive to ease; causing bodily discomfort.
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Examples from the Web for unease
uneasy
/ (ʌnˈiːzɪ) /
adjective
(of a person) anxious; apprehensive
(of a condition) precarious; uncomfortablean uneasy truce
(of a thought, etc) disturbing; disquieting
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uneasy
late 13c., "not comforting," from un- (1) "not" + easy. Meaning "disturbed in mind" is attested from 1670s.
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