Definitions for uneasy

Definitions for (adj) uneasy

Main entry: uneasy

Definition: relating to bodily unease that causes discomfort


Main entry: uneasy, awkward, ill at ease

Definition: socially uncomfortable; unsure and constrained in manner

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


Main entry: uneasy

Definition: lacking a sense of security or affording no ease or reassurance

Usage: 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


Main entry: restless, uneasy

Definition: lacking or not affording physical or mental rest

Usage: a restless night; she fell into an uneasy sleep


Main entry: anxious, uneasy, queasy, unquiet, nervous

Definition: causing or fraught with or showing anxiety

Usage: 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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