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un·eas·y
/
ʌnˈi
zi
/
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[
uhn-
ee
-zee
]
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adjective,
un·eas·i·er,
un·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;
Middle English
unesy.
See
un-
1
,
easy
Related forms
un·ease,
noun
un·eas·i·ly,
adverb
un·eas·i·ness,
noun
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uneasy
(ʌnˈiːzɪ)
—
adj
1.
(of a person) anxious; apprehensive
2.
(of a condition) precarious; uncomfortable:
an uneasy truce
3.
(of a thought, etc) disturbing; disquieting
un'ease
—
n
un'easily
—
adv
un'easiness
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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Word Origin & History
uneasy
late 13c., "not comforting," from
un-
(1) "not" +
easy
. Meaning "disturbed in mind" is attested from 1670s.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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If you feel
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