uneasy
Syllables: un·easy/ʌnˈiːzi/
uneasy adjective: not easy; difficult.
Adjective (1)
Adjective (2)
uneasy (comparative more uneasy or uneasier, superlative most uneasy or uneasiest)
- Restless; disturbed by pain, anxiety.
- I've been uneasy about your friend ever since I met him. Are you sure we can trust him?
- Commander Birch was a trifle uneasy when he found there was more than a popple on the sea; it was, in fact, distinctly choppy.1928, Lawrence R. Bourne, chapter 17, in Well Tackled!
- Synonyms:
- angstful, apprehensive, anxious, careful, concerned, distraught, disturbed, edgy, fraught, freaked out
- Not easy in manner; constrained
- He was behaving in an uneasy way.
- Synonyms:
- stiff, awkward, ungraceful
- Causing discomfort or constraint
uneasy meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Malayalam
uneasy in Hindi
- restless; disturbed by pain, anxiety
- असहज ashaj
uneasy in Tamil
- சஞ்சலமான, அமைதியற்ற
uneasy in Urdu
- آزردہ, بےآرام, بےچین, بےکل, بےقرار, بیتاب
uneasy in Malayalam
- സ്വസ്ഥതയില്ലാത്ത, പിടിച്ചുനില്പില്ലാത്ത, ഉത്കണ്ഠയുണർത്തുന്ന
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- uneasy in Kannada
- ಹಿತವಾಗಿಲ್ಲದ, ನೆಮ್ಮದಿಯಿಲ್ಲದ, ವ್ಯಾಕುಲಗೊಂಡ, ಆತಂಕಗೊಂಡ
- uneasy in Indonesian
- sulit, gelisah
- uneasy in Persian
- معذب mo'azzab
- uneasy in Vietnamese
- nao nao
Examples of uneasy in a sentence
- For example, in They appear uneasy, the property of being uneasy is predicated of (the referent of) they, which is therefore the predicand.
- The C.D.S. is a product of the uneasy relationship between the U.S.
- With the arrival of European settlers, an uneasy truce was established tween man and skunk.
Synonyms of uneasy
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Forms of uneasy
| comparative | uneasier |
|---|---|
| superlative | uneasiest |
| comparative | more uneasy |
| superlative | most uneasy |
Origin of uneasy
From Middle English unesy, equivalent to un- + easy. Merged with Middle English unethe, uneathe (“difficult, not easy”). See uneath.
Inherited from Middle English unesy, unaisie (“not comforting”), from un- + esy (“comfortable, at ease”). More at easy.
Words formed from uneasy
Words that rhyme with uneasy
Questions about uneasy
- What does uneasy mean?
- Uneasy means not easy; difficult.
- What is uneasy in Hindi?
- Uneasy in Hindi is असहज (ashaj). See Uneasy meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is uneasy?
- Uneasy is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce uneasy?
- Uneasy is pronounced /ʌnˈiːzi/.
Words near uneasy in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: uneasy (page history and authors); uneasy (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); uneasy (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); uneasy (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); uneasy (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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