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Definition of uneasiness - 3 dictionary results

un⋅eas⋅y

  [uhn-ee-zee]
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–adjective, -eas⋅i⋅er, -eas⋅i⋅est.
1. not easy in body or mind; uncomfortable; restless; disturbed; perturbed.
2. not easy in manner; constrained; awkward.
3. not conducive to ease; causing bodily discomfort.
Origin:
1250–1300; ME unesy. See un- 1 , easy

Related forms:
un⋅ease, noun
un⋅eas⋅i⋅ly, adverb
un⋅eas⋅i⋅ness, noun
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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.

    1. Awkward or unsure in manner; constrained: uneasy with strangers.

    2. 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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Word Origin & History

uneasy 
c.1290, "not comforting," from un- (1) "not" + easy. Meaning "disturbed in mind" is attested from 1680.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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