UNEASY

uneasy

(adjective) relating to bodily unease that causes discomfort

awkward, ill at ease, uneasy

(adjective) socially uncomfortable; unsure and constrained in manner; “awkward and reserved at parties”; “ill at ease among eddies of people he didn’t know”; “was always uneasy with strangers”

uneasy

(adjective) lacking a sense of security or affording no ease or reassurance; “farmers were uneasy until rain finally came”; “uneasy about his health”; “gave an uneasy laugh”; “uneasy lies the head that wears the crown”; “an uneasy coalition government”; “an uneasy calm”; “an uneasy silence fell on the group”

restless, uneasy

(adjective) lacking or not affording physical or mental rest; “a restless night”; “she fell into an uneasy sleep”

anxious, nervous, queasy, uneasy, unquiet

(adjective) causing or fraught with or showing anxiety; “spent an anxious night waiting for the test results”; “cast anxious glances behind her”; “those nervous moments before takeoff”; “an unquiet mind”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology 1

Adjective

uneasy (comparative uneasier, superlative uneasiest)

(rare) Not easy; difficult.

Etymology 2

Adjective

uneasy (comparative more uneasy or uneasier, superlative most uneasy or uneasiest)

Restless; disturbed by pain, anxiety

Not easy in manner; constrained

Synonyms: stiff, awkward, ungraceful

Causing discomfort or constraint

Synonyms

(restless): : See nervous

Source: Wiktionary

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Un*eas"y, a.

1. Not easy; difficult. [R.] Things . . . so uneasy to be satisfactorily understood. Boyle. The road will be uneasy to find. Sir W. Scott.

2. Restless; disturbed by pain, anxiety, or the like; disquieted; perturbed. The soul, uneasy and confined from home, Rests and expatiates in a life to come. Pope.

3. Not easy in manner; constrained; stiff; awkward; not graceful; as, an uneasy deportment.

4. Occasioning want of ease; constraining; cramping; disagreeable; unpleasing. "His uneasy station." Milton. A sour, untractable nature makes him uneasy to those who approach him. Addison.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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