: mental or spiritual discomfort: such as
a
: vague dissatisfaction : misgiving
c
: lack of ease (as in social relations) : embarrassment
Synonyms
Examples of unease in a Sentence
A feeling of unease came over her.
They noticed increasing signs of unease among the workers.
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The only sense of unease were police officers with security wands at the entrance, a sign of the growing animosity against Jews during Israel’s relentless bombardment of Gaza, which so far has killed more than 32,000 Palestinians.
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Jeffrey Fleishman, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2024
Even after water was restored, Stratford residents were left with a permanent sense of unease, said Robert Isquierdo Jr., founder of the nonprofit Reestablishing Stratford.
—Calmatters, The Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2024
Part of this unease was about crime—that was the part that Adams, a former cop, talked about the most.
—Eric Lach, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2024
But the takeaway isn’t exhilaration; the unease is what makes Garland’s film valuable.
—Joshua Rothkopf, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2024
Tisch was appointed by Eric Adams, whose mayoral campaign, in 2021, was all about the new unease that New Yorkers felt on their streets.
—Eric Lach, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2024
Even as the morning sun casts a golden hue over the canopy, a sense of unease lingers.
—Taiwo Adebayo, Fortune, 8 Apr. 2024
Politics in Brief Supreme Court: For the first time, Democratic senators are publicly expressing an unease that history could repeat itself after Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s refusal to step down.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 3 Apr. 2024
That sense of unease can be exacerbated through a company merger or acquisition where the combined workforce often wonders—and worries—about their futures.
—Tim York, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
Jeffrey Fleishman, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2024
Even after water was restored, Stratford residents were left with a permanent sense of unease, said Robert Isquierdo Jr., founder of the nonprofit Reestablishing Stratford.
—Calmatters, The Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2024
Part of this unease was about crime—that was the part that Adams, a former cop, talked about the most.
—Eric Lach, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2024
But the takeaway isn’t exhilaration; the unease is what makes Garland’s film valuable.
—Joshua Rothkopf, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2024
Tisch was appointed by Eric Adams, whose mayoral campaign, in 2021, was all about the new unease that New Yorkers felt on their streets.
—Eric Lach, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2024
Even as the morning sun casts a golden hue over the canopy, a sense of unease lingers.
—Taiwo Adebayo, Fortune, 8 Apr. 2024
Politics in Brief Supreme Court: For the first time, Democratic senators are publicly expressing an unease that history could repeat itself after Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s refusal to step down.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 3 Apr. 2024
That sense of unease can be exacerbated through a company merger or acquisition where the combined workforce often wonders—and worries—about their futures.
—Tim York, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
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“Unease.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unease. Accessed 28 Apr. 2024.
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