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uneasiness

noun/ʌnˈiːzinəs/

What It Means

The state of being uneasy, nervous or restless.

An anxious state of mind; anxiety.

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Uneasiness in Context

“Although the Celebrity was almost impervious to sarcasm, he was now beginning to exhibit visible signs of uneasiness, the consciousness dawning upon him that his eccentricity was not receiving the ovation it merited.”

— 1897 December (indicated as 1898), Winston Churchill, chapter V, in The Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., page 78

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From uneasy + -ness.

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