uneasiness
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un·eas·y
(ŭn-ē′zē)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.
3.
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·eas′i·ness n.
un·eas′i·ly adv.
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Noun | 1. | uneasiness - feelings of anxiety that make you tense and irritable 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) discomfort, uncomfortableness - the state of being tense and feeling pain | |
3. | uneasiness - embarrassment deriving from the feeling that others are critically aware of you embarrassment - the shame you feel when your inadequacy or guilt is made public | |
4. | uneasiness - the trait of seeming ill at ease discomposure - a temperament that is perturbed and lacking in composure | |
5. | uneasiness - inability to rest or relax or be still nervousness - a sensitive or highly strung temperament jactation, jactitation - (pathology) extremely restless tossing and twitching usually by a person with a severe illness |
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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
ease, calm, serenity, peace, cool, quiet, composure
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uneasiness
noun1. A troubled or anxious state of mind:
2. An uneasy or nervous state:
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Translations
عَدَم إرْتياح، إضْطِراب
neklid
usikkerhed
óróleiki, kvíîi
huzursuzluk
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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
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Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
uneasy
(anˈiːzi) adjective (of a person or a situation etc) troubled, anxious or unsettled. When her son did not return, she grew uneasy.
unˈease noun uneasiness.
unˈeasily adverb in an uneasy or embarrassed way. He glanced uneasily at her.
unˈeasiness noun the state of being uneasy. I could not understand her apparent uneasiness.
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