what does uneasy mean?
UNEASY as ADJECTIVE
- Meaning
- not at ease socially
- unsure and constrained in manner
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Usage Example(s)
- awkward and reserved at parties
- ill at ease among eddies of people he didn”t know
- was always uneasy with strangers
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- Meaning
- lacking a sense of security or affording no ease or reassurance
Usage Example(s)
- 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 ca
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See Also
- Meaning
- marked by a lack of quiet
- not conducive to rest
Synonym(s)
Usage Example(s)
- spent a restless night
- fell into an uneasy sleep
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- Meaning
- causing or fraught with or showing anxiety
Synonym(s)
Usage Example(s)
- spent an anxious night waiting for the test results
- cast anxious glances behind her
- those nervous moments before takeoff
- an unquiet mind
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