Uneasy - Definition

uneasy

adj 1: lacking a sense of security or affording no ease or
reassurance; "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" [ant: easy]
2: lacking or not affording physical or mental rest; "a restless
night"; "she fell into an uneasy sleep" [syn: restless,
uneasy] [ant: relaxing, reposeful, restful]
3: causing or fraught with or showing anxiety; "spent an anxious
night waiting for the test results"; "cast anxious glances
behind her"; "those nervous moments before takeoff"; "an
unquiet mind" [syn: anxious, nervous, queasy, uneasy,
unquiet]
4: socially uncomfortable; unsure and constrained in manner;
"awkward and reserved at parties"; "ill at ease among eddies
of people he didn't know"; "was always uneasy with strangers"
[syn: awkward, ill at ease(p), uneasy]
5: relating to bodily unease that causes discomfort

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