uneasy (a)

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type a
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def lacking a sense of security or affording no ease or reassurance
examples 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
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Also see tense; uncomfortable; unquiet
Derivationally related form uneasy → uneasiness
Antonym uneasy → easy
Similar to apprehensive, worried; precarious, unstable
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Also see uncomfortable; unquiet; tense
Antonym easy → uneasy
Similar to apprehensive, worried; precarious, unstable
Derived from adjective uneasily → uneasy
Derivationally related form uneasiness → uneasy

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