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uneasy

/ʌnˈiːzi/ adjective

In Latin: anxius Wiktionary

adjective Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about uneasy at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. Lacking a sense of security or affording no ease or reassurance.
    farmers were uneasy until rain finally came
  2. Lacking or not affording physical or mental rest.
    a restless night
  3. Causing or fraught with or showing anxiety.
    spent an anxious night waiting for the test results

Origin

From Middle English unesy, equivalent to un- + easy. Merged with Middle English unethe, uneathe (“difficult, not easy”). See uneath.

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