uneasy

Words with a similar base: uneasy

'uneasy'

[uneasy.a.01] as in: lacking a sense of security or affording no ease or reassurance

Examples:
farmers were uneasy until rain finally came
uneasy about his health
gave an uneasy laugh
uneasy lies the head that wears the crown
an uneasy coalition government
an uneasy calm
an uneasy silence fell on the group

'uneasy'

[restless.a.03] as in: lacking or not affording physical or mental rest

Examples:
a restless night
she fell into an uneasy sleep

'uneasy'

[anxious.s.02] as in: causing or fraught with or showing anxiety

Examples:
spent an anxious night waiting for the test results
cast anxious glances behind her
those nervous moments before takeoff
an unquiet mind

'uneasy'

[awkward.s.05] as in: socially uncomfortable; unsure and constrained in manner

Examples:
awkward and reserved at parties
ill at ease among eddies of people he didn't know
was always uneasy with strangers

'uneasy'

[uneasy.s.03] as in: relating to bodily unease that causes discomfort

Origins

					uneasy (English)
└── unesy (Middle English (1100-1500))

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