: 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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For me, the fear doesn't come from jump scares or conventional horror, but from the way Levin builds unease.
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Brian Truitt, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025
But the theft at the Louvre gives her a greater sense of unease that the danger could be escalating.
—Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2025
Dekoda’s appeal will depend on how much users value real-time health insights over the unease of allowing AI into their most private space.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2025
Adding to the unease, JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon warned of rising credit risk during the earnings call, citing the recent bankruptcies of Tricolor Holdings, a subprime auto lender, and First Brands, an auto parts manufacturer.
—Benzinga, Freep.com, 18 Oct. 2025
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Brian Truitt, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025
But the theft at the Louvre gives her a greater sense of unease that the danger could be escalating.
—Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2025
Dekoda’s appeal will depend on how much users value real-time health insights over the unease of allowing AI into their most private space.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2025
Adding to the unease, JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon warned of rising credit risk during the earnings call, citing the recent bankruptcies of Tricolor Holdings, a subprime auto lender, and First Brands, an auto parts manufacturer.
—Benzinga, Freep.com, 18 Oct. 2025
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“Unease.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unease. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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