: mental or spiritual discomfort: such as
a
: vague dissatisfaction : misgiving
c
: lack of ease (as in social relations) : embarrassment
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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Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 21 Feb. 2026
As each skated and waited for their scores to post, the crowd tittered with nervous unease.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 20 Feb. 2026
And at that point, ushered into the floating mists of non-consensus with murmurings of political unease regarding content or intellectual befuddlement regarding style, the briefly sighted, singular beast of language vanishes from the visible landscape.
—Literary Hub, 19 Feb. 2026
Officials, analysts, workers and visitors cited a mix of political unease and more cautious travel plans.
—Rajesh Kumar Singh, USA Today, 19 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for unease
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“Unease.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unease. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.
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