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Slightly worried, uncomfortable, or uncertain, often without knowing exactly why.
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Name low-level unease or uncertain discomfort.A useful low-intensity word for tension that has not yet become panic or dread.
Words that belong together
- uneasy silence
- feel uneasy
- an uneasy truce
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An uneasy quiet settled over the table after the name was mentioned.
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- uneasy
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Often denotes low-level anxiety or discomfort whose cause is uncertain; it can also describe a precarious arrangement.
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