'Uneasy' definitions:
Definition of 'uneasy'
(from WordNet)
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" [ant: easy]
adjective
Lacking or not affording physical or mental rest; "a restless night"; "she fell into an uneasy sleep" [syn: restless, uneasy] [ant: relaxing, reposeful, restful]
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" [syn: anxious, nervous, queasy, uneasy, unquiet]
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" [syn: awkward, ill at ease(p), uneasy]
adjective
Relating to bodily unease that causes discomfort
Definition of 'Uneasy'
From: GCIDE
- Uneasy \Un*eas"y\, a.
- 1. Not easy; difficult. [R.] [1913 Webster]
- Things . . . so uneasy to be satisfactorily understood. --Boyle. [1913 Webster]
- The road will be uneasy to find. --Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Restless; disturbed by pain, anxiety, or the like; disquieted; perturbed. [1913 Webster]
- The soul, uneasy and confined from home, Rests and expatiates in a life to come. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Not easy in manner; constrained; stiff; awkward; not graceful; as, an uneasy deportment. [1913 Webster]
- 4. Occasioning want of ease; constraining; cramping; disagreeable; unpleasing. "His uneasy station." --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- A sour, untractable nature makes him uneasy to those who approach him. --Addison. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'uneasy'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abashed,
- afflicted,
- agitated,
- all nerves,
- all-overish,
- ambiguous,
- anguished,
- antsy,
- antsy-pantsy,
- anxious,
- anxioused up,
- apprehensive,
- beefing,
- bellyaching,
- beset,
- bitching,
- borderline,
- bored,
- bothered,
- breathless,
- careful,
- cast down,
- chafing,
- chagrined,
- chapfallen,
- cheerless,
- complaining,
- complaintful,
- concerned,
- confused,
- crabbing,
- crabby,
- cranky,
- croaking,
- depressed,
- disappointed,
- discomfited,
- discomforted,
- discomposed,
- disconcerted,
- discontented,
- disgruntled,
- disgusted,
- displeased,
- disquieted,
- dissatisfied,
- distressed,
- disturbed,
- doubtable,
- eager,
- edgy,
- embarrassed,
- envious,
- excitable,
- excited,
- faultfinding,
- fearful,
- feverish,
- fidgety,
- flurried,
- flustered,
- fluttery,
- foreboding,
- fretful,
- fretting,
- frightened,
- fussy,
- grim,
- griping,
- grouchy,
- grousing,
- growling,
- grumbling,
- hasty,
- high-strung,
- hopped-up,
- hung up,
- ill at ease,
- impatient,
- impetuous,
- in a lather,
- in a pucker,
- in a stew,
- in a sweat,
- irritable,
- jittery,
- joyless,
- jumpy,
- malcontent,
- malcontented,
- misgiving,
- mortified,
- murmuring,
- muttering,
- nauseated,
- nauseous,
- nerves on edge,
- nervous,
- nervy,
- on edge,
- on tenterhooks,
- out of countenance,
- out of humor,
- overanxious,
- overapprehensive,
- overstrung,
- panicky,
- peevish,
- perturbed,
- petulant,
- pleasureless,
- precarious,
- prey to malaise,
- put-out,
- put-upon,
- querulant,
- querulous,
- rebellious,
- repelled,
- resentful,
- restive,
- restless,
- revolted,
- ruffled,
- sad,
- shaken,
- shaken up,
- shaky,
- sickened,
- solicitous,
- squirming,
- squirmy,
- stirred up,
- strained,
- suffering angst,
- sulky,
- suspect,
- suspenseful,
- tense,
- troubled,
- troublous,
- turbulent,
- unaccepting,
- unaccommodating,
- uncertain,
- uncomfortable,
- unfulfilled,
- ungratified,
- unhappy,
- unpatient,
- unpeaceful,
- unquiet,
- unrestful,
- unsatisfied,
- unsettled,
- unsure,
- upset,
- uptight,
- whiny,
- worried,
- zealous