Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The state of being uneasy; want of ease or comfort, physical or mental.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The quality or state of being uneasy; restlessness; disquietude; anxiety.
- noun obsolete The quality of making uneasy; discomfort.
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- noun the state of being
uneasy ,nervous orrestless - noun an
anxious state of mind;anxiety
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun feelings of anxiety that make you tense and irritable
- noun the trait of seeming ill at ease
- noun physical discomfort (as mild sickness or depression)
- noun embarrassment deriving from the feeling that others are critically aware of you
- noun inability to rest or relax or be still
Etymologies
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Examples
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But I believe my uneasiness is a result of the preconceived "religious" picture we are taught as being God is completely different from how Young portrays Him.
The Shack Lauren Thomas 2010
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And this uneasiness is the more acute in Britain because the people there have experienced more disastrous effects from depression than ever did Canada or the United States.
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My uneasiness is the unbounded description in Greg's model, which works and results are correct.
Mankiw Defends his Tall Tale, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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My uneasiness is directed toward the standard method, not Greg, apologies.
Mankiw Defends his Tall Tale, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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This has resulted in uneasiness about our role in the world.
Jesus Saves, Buddha Recycles: A Spiritual Perspective on Consumerism 2008
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And she called his uneasiness about crows and ravens superstition!
Knife of Dreams Jordan, Robert, 1948- 2005
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The question that lies at the root of most of the uneasiness is this: Is America threatened by the preservation of languages other than English?
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But his uneasiness is not continuous, and notes of real joy resound in the enchanting poem
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But there was some uneasiness from the accounts given of the folly, or worse than folly, of one of the partners in the Indian house.
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His complaint of his present uneasiness is excusable, v. 27, 28. 1.
Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume III (Job to Song of Solomon) 1721
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