unease
- noun
- /juˈniːz/
- She felt a growing sense of unease as the meeting progressed and the atmosphere turned tense.
- sense of unease
- feeling of unease
- profound unease
Is there a sense of unease when you wash your dishes?
- Is there a sense of unease when you wash your dishes?
- So I do just have an unease that I have never had before.
- That feeling of unease and unfriendliness and fear.
- You need to figure out this fatigue that I'm feeling, this unease, this anxiety, the stress.
- They want to, they want to, what's the word, kind of dispel unease.
- The only thing that that gives me unease and continued turmoil is some people seem so stuck.
- So there was this sense of unease and a sense that something's been pulled out of the design and it creates a vacuum.
- I suspect there is a certain unease on the plains of the higher worlds, which is where we find the Lords of Law and Chaos.
- As it turns out, I'll be it in unease and situate themselves to receive.
Examples
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His unease about the upcoming presentation made it hard for him to concentrate on his work.
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There was a general unease among the villagers after the unexpected storm warning was issued.
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So I do just have an unease that I have never had before.
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So again, you get this, this sense, this unease in society.
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Then in public, I started to feel this unease again.
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The air was full of the smell of unease; there was no saying who it came from.
Fiction book (1992) -
A kind of unease which they may hide from themselves.
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Feelings of unease, of being watched.
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So the unease was felt throughout the entire crew as we descended on that first night.
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Is there a sense of unease when you wash your dishes?
Synonyms
A feeling of worry about people or things you care about
A worried, nervous feeling that makes you unable to relax
A feeling of being nervous about possible problems
A feeling of physical pain or mental unease
A feeling of being worried or anxious
A feeling of fear or worry that something bad may happen
A general feeling of being unwell, uncomfortable, or lacking energy, often without a clear reason
A feeling of discomfort or dislike
A worried, uncomfortable feeling when you cannot relax
A feeling of worry or unease
A feeling of worry and nervousness before an event or about the future
A feeling of being uneasy or awkward
A feeling of worry that makes you restless and uneasy
A feeling of worry and restlessness that makes you uneasy
A feeling of worry or fear about something that might happen
A feeling of worry that makes you unable to relax
A feeling of being worried and not calm
Antonyms
How Uneasy
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Unease is made from un- 'not' and ease, which means 'comfort' or 'no worry'. So unease is the 'not comfortable' feeling, a mild worry or discomfort when something feels wrong.