uneasiness

un·eas·y (

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adj. un·eas·i·er, un·eas·i·est

1. Lacking a sense of security; anxious or apprehensive: The farmers were uneasy until it finally rained.

2. Affording no ease or reassurance: an uneasy calm.

a. Awkward or unsure in manner; constrained: uneasy with strangers.

b. Causing constraint or awkwardness: an uneasy silence.

4. Not conducive to rest: fell into a fitful, uneasy sleep.

un·ease, un·easi·ness n.

un·easi·ly adv.

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Noun	1.	uneasiness - feelings of anxiety that make you tense and irritable disquietude, edginess, inquietude anxiety - a vague unpleasant emotion that is experienced in anticipation of some (usually ill-defined) misfortune willies - feelings of uneasiness; "that guy gave me the willies"
	2.	uneasiness - physical discomfort (as mild sickness or depression) malaise, unease discomfort, uncomfortableness - the state of being tense and feeling pain
	3.	uneasiness - embarrassment deriving from the feeling that others are critically aware of you self-consciousness, uncomfortableness embarrassment - the shame you feel when your inadequacy or guilt is made public
	4.	uneasiness - the trait of seeming ill at ease disquiet, unease discomposure - a temperament that is perturbed and lacking in composure
	5.	uneasiness - inability to rest or relax or be still queasiness, restlessness nervousness - a sensitive or highly strung temperament jactation, jactitation - (pathology) extremely restless tossing and twitching usually by a person with a severe illness

uneasiness

noun anxiety, apprehension, misgiving, worry, doubt, alarm, suspicion, nervousness, disquiet, agitation, qualms, trepidation, perturbation, apprehensiveness, dubiety I felt a great uneasiness about meeting her again.
ease, calm, serenity, peace, cool, quiet, composure

Translations

uneasiness [ʌnˈiːzɪnɪs] N → inquietud f, desasosiego m

uneasiness [ʌnˈiːzinɪs] n (= anxiety) → malaise m

uneasiness

n (= anxiety: of laugh, look, = awkwardness: of silence, atmosphere) → Unbehaglichkeit f, → Beklommenheit f; (of peace, balance) → Unsicherheit f, → Wack(e)ligkeit f (inf); (of alliance, coalition, relationship) → Instabilität f, → Wack(e)ligkeit f (inf); (of person) (= awkwardness) → Beklommenheit f; (= anxiety) → Unruhe f

uneasiness [ʌnˈiːzɪnɪs] n → disagio

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anxiety discomfort discomposure Diseaseful Diseasement disquiet disquieted Disquietful Disquietment Disquietous Disquiettude disquietude distressed disturbed edginess inquietude jactation malaise misgiving	Therefore, to the lieutenants who had come to meet him, and who expressed the uneasiness with which they had learnt his departure, -- Ten Years Later by Dumas, Alexandre View in context Without imparting his uneasiness to his companions, Barbicane contented himself with constantly observing the moon, in order to see whether the course of the projectile would not be altered; for the situation would have been terrible if it failed in its aim, and being carried beyond the disc should be launched into interplanetary space. Round The Moon by Verne, Jules View in context It reminds you of a placid rivulet, meandering smoothly through green pastures and shaded by pleasant trees, till at last it falls into the vasty sea; but the sea is so calm, so silent, so indifferent, that you are troubled suddenly by a vague uneasiness. Moon and Sixpence by Maugham, W. Somerset View in context	undulatory theory Undull Undulous unduly Undumpish Undust undutiful undutifulness Undwellable Undwelt undyed undying undynamic Une uneager Uneared unearned unearned income unearned increment unearned revenue unearned run unearth unearthly unease uneasily uneasiness uneasy uneatable uneaten Uneath uneconomic uneconomical Unedge unedifying unedited uneducated uneducated person UNEF Unefectual uneffective unelaborate unelaborated Unelastic Unelasticity unelectable Unelegant Uneligible unembarrassed Unembarrassment unembellished Unembodied	Unearned premiums Unearned Reinsurance Premium Unearned Reinsurance Premiums unearned revenue unearned revenue Unearned Revenues Unearned Revenues unearned run Unearned Run Average Unearned Runs unearth unearth unearthed unearthed unearthing unearthing unearthlier unearthlier unearthliest unearthliest unearthliness unearthliness unearthly unearthly unearths unearths unease uneasier uneasiest uneasily uneasiness uneasiness of mind uneasy uneasy uneasy uneasy Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown uneatable uneaten Uneath UNEB UNEC UNECA UNECA UNECC UNECDC UNECE Unecha UNECIA UNECLA UNECLAC UNECLAC uneconomic uneconomic Uneconomic growth Uneconomic growth Uneconomic growth uneconomical uneconomical uneconomical Uneconomical Growth

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disquiet
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edginess
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Therefore, to the lieutenants who had come to meet him, and who expressed the uneasiness with which they had learnt his departure, --

Ten Years Later by Dumas, Alexandre View in context

Without imparting his uneasiness to his companions, Barbicane contented himself with constantly observing the moon, in order to see whether the course of the projectile would not be altered; for the situation would have been terrible if it failed in its aim, and being carried beyond the disc should be launched into interplanetary space.

Round The Moon by Verne, Jules View in context

It reminds you of a placid rivulet, meandering smoothly through green pastures and shaded by pleasant trees, till at last it falls into the vasty sea; but the sea is so calm, so silent, so indifferent, that you are troubled suddenly by a vague uneasiness.

Moon and Sixpence by Maugham, W. Somerset View in context

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