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uneasy

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adjective

un·​easy ˌən-ˈē-zē How to pronounce uneasy (audio)
1
: causing physical or mental discomfort
uneasy news of captures and killings Marjory S. Douglas
2
: not easy : difficult
3
: marked by lack of ease : awkward, embarrassed
gave an uneasy laugh
4
: apprehensive, worried
uneasy about the weather
5
: restless, unquiet
an uneasy night
6
: precarious, unstable
an uneasy truce
uneasiness noun

uneasy

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adverb

Example Sentences

Adjective Rain made the crew uneasy. He has an uneasy relationship with his father. We spent an uneasy night waiting for news.
Recent Examples on the Web
Adjective
Financial assistance is another way that many parents try to help as their children grow into adulthood—but that involvement can also be uneasy. Julie Halpert, The Atlantic, 6 Sep. 2022 And developers are uneasy as Wu sets out to deliver on campaign promises to blow up the city’s development process, cap rent growth, and extract more affordable housing funding from big builders. Shirley Leung, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Aug. 2022 Birgitte is uneasy, but there’s also a new sparkle in her eye. Kylie Warner, The New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2022 Investors are uneasy as the Federal Reserve gears up for its latest policy announcement on Wednesday. Cnn Business, CNN, 27 July 2022 Ordinary Russians faced the prospect of higher prices and crimped foreign travel as Western sanctions sent the ruble plummeting, leading uneasy people to line up at banks and ATMs. Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2022 The unprecedented destruction has left many people in the region uneasy about their futures. Washington Post, 17 June 2022 Hill, an advocate for Connecticut’s disability community, doesn’t believe the state is doing enough to address the latest COVID surge, which has left her uneasy when going about routine errands. Hartford Courant, 16 May 2022 Mason's long sentence made state Republican and Democratic lawmakers uneasy. Chron, 11 May 2022
Adverb
Master has a stew of storylines that don’t always perfectly blend together, but I was impressed by how effective and uneasy-making its mood remained all the way to the end. Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 4 Feb. 2022 As prosecutors moved to drop charges against Mr. Watts, the man who had made Ms. Francisco uneasy returned to her shop on Jan. 4. New York Times, 4 Feb. 2021 See More

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Adverb

1596, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of uneasy was in the 14th century

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