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
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
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