uneasy

[ uhn-ee-zee ]
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adjective,un·eas·i·er, un·eas·i·est.
  1. not easy in body or mind; uncomfortable; restless; disturbed; perturbed.

  2. not easy in manner; constrained; gauche; stilted.

  1. not conducive to ease; causing bodily discomfort.

Origin of uneasy

1
First recorded in 1250–1300, uneasy is from the Middle English word unesy.See un-1, easy

Other words from uneasy

  • un·ease, noun
  • un·eas·i·ly, adverb
  • un·eas·i·ness, noun

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How to use uneasy in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for uneasy

uneasy

/ (ʌnˈiːzɪ) /


adjective
  1. (of a person) anxious; apprehensive

  2. (of a condition) precarious; uncomfortable: an uneasy truce

  1. (of a thought, etc) disturbing; disquieting

Derived forms of uneasy

  • unease, noun
  • uneasily, adverb
  • uneasiness, noun

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