ease noun

/iːz/ n [U]

Definition

when you experience no difficulty, effort, pain, etc

She won the 400m race with ease.

The doors are extra-wide for ease of access (= so that people can get in without difficulty).

at (your) ease

relaxed

He felt completely at ease.

She soon put/set me at ease (= made me relaxed) .

at ease (also standing at ease)

If someone, especially a soldier, is at ease, they are standing with their feet apart and their hands behind their back.

(Definition of ease noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

If a problem preys on your mind, you think about it and worry about it a lot

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