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uneasy
adjective /ʌnˈiː.zi/Definition
B2 If you are uneasy, you are slightly worried or uncomfortable about a particular situation: I feel a bit uneasy about asking her to do me such a big favour.Anxious and worried › describes a situation or condition that makes people slightly worried, often because it may not continue successfully: Who can predict how long this uneasy peace between the two countries will last? She has a rather uneasy relationship with her mother-in-law.Anxious and worried uneasily
/-zɪ.li/ adverb
(Definition of uneasy adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- (all) hot and bothered idiom
- a bundle of nerves idiom
- aflutter adjective
- anxious adjective (WORRIED)
- apprehensive adjective
- fret verb
- fretful adjective
- frightened adjective
- fuss verb (GIVE ATTENTION TO)
- get in a sweat idiom
- nervy adjective
- never fear idiom
- oppressed adjective (FEELINGS)
- overwrought adjective
- perturbed adjective
- twitchy adjective
- uncomfortable adjective
- unquiet adjective
- unsettled adjective (WORRIED)
- uptight adjective
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