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queasy

queasy

7 4.8
Feeling worried and nervous about a situation
  • adjective
  • /ˈkwizi/
translation icon : inquieto
  • Ahl felt queasy; it wasn't a real sickness, she decided, but rather fear and shame.
  • feel queasy
  • make me queasy
  • get queasy

Whenever I hear the terms Adjusted EBITDA, I get very, very queasy.

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Examples

  • Look, don't worry, I'm a little queasy myself.

    Unrest (2006)

  • I could not quite believe what I was planning to do; it made me queasy just thinking about it.

    Fiction book (1995)

  • But it really makes me a little bit queasy trying to clean that stuff up.

  • Yeah, I can see how you get kind of queasy sitting up here.

    Ghosts of the Abyss (2003)

  • "I felt a little queasy at her words."

    Fiction book (1990)

  • Just walking in here makes me queasy.

    Rounders (1998)

  • You know, our first trimester has got us a little queasy.

    The Object of My Affection (1998)

  • You look a little shaky, a little queasy.

    Lovesick (1983)

  • Anticipation and a sick dread gave him a queasy feeling in the pit of his stomach.

    Fiction book (1993)

  • Anticipation and a sick dread gave him a queasy feeling in the pit of his stomach.

Synonyms

worried
vsqueasy
∞ 1.0

Feeling nervous or upset about something that may go wrong

is vaguer unease rather than clear concern about something
nervous
vsqueasy
∞ 1.3

Feeling worried and easily frightened

is milder unease, not strong agitation or anxiety
sick
vsqueasy
579 1.0

Feeling like you might throw up

is slight mental uneasiness rather than genuine physical illness
anxious
vsqueasy
201 2.7

Feeling worried or nervous about something that might happen

is low-level unease, not focused on future outcomes
uneasy
vsqueasy
98 3.2

You feel worried and not relaxed

is milder, a slight mental worry rather than bodily sickness
nauseous
vsqueasy
66 4.4

Feeling like you will be sick

is mild anxious feeling, not the bodily sickness described here
jumpy
vsqueasy
  • Informal
54 4.3

Feeling nervous and easily startled by sudden sounds

is slight nervous worry rather than physical startle reaction
apprehensive
vsqueasy
36 5.0

Feeling worried that something bad will happen

is milder unease, not strong fear of future harm
jittery
vsqueasy
26 4.5

Feeling nervous and unable to stay still

is calm unease rather than visible restless physical signs
squeamish
vsqueasy
25 6.7

Easily made to feel disgusted by seeing, smelling, or thinking about unpleasant things

is worry or mild unease rather than disgust sensitivity
panicky
vsqueasy
22 4.1

Feeling sudden, strong fear that makes you act without thinking

is mild, steady worry rather than sudden uncontrollable fear
nauseated
vsqueasy
10 4.5

Feeling sick and likely to vomit

is mental unease or slight worry rather than true physical nausea
qualmish
vsqueasy
9.9

Feeling slightly sick or disgusted after seeing something unpleasant

is more about small mental unease than bodily sickness or disgust

Antonyms

calm
735 1.0

Not showing strong feelings and being very still

confident
715 2.5

Feeling sure about yourself or what will happen

How Uneasy

anxious
201 2.7
nervous
∞ 1.3
queasy
7 4.8
uneasy
98 3.2
calm
735 1.0

Surface Forms

queasy positive

Morphology

queasy = quease (semi-transparent) = quease + y

Built from 'quease' + '-y'; the emotional/uneasy sense is a metaphorical extension of nausea and thus less directly predictable from the parts.

Etymology

Queasy comes from the old word quease, meaning 'sickness' or 'unease', and a helpful way to remember it is to think of being 'not at ease'. That's why queasy can mean both feeling a little sick and feeling nervous or uncomfortable.