: mental or spiritual discomfort: such as
a
: vague dissatisfaction : misgiving
c
: lack of ease (as in social relations) : embarrassment
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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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With Butler offering his Thursday postgame comments shortly after coach Erik Spoelstra downplayed, and even dismissed, Heat concerns about simmering tensions and unease, there has yet to be a team response to Butler’s distress.
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Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 3 Jan. 2025
My thought was to dispel that sense of unease through scrutiny—whether through the inspiration that comes from seeing work done at its highest levels or the grim consolation of seeing that even the best occasionally end up mired in failure.
—Christopher Carroll, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
Foreign direct investment in India had dropped by an astonishing 43 percent in the preceding year, partly thanks to high borrowing costs and unease about the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East.
—Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 2 Jan. 2025
Mood Foods In times of social and political unease, consumers often reach for feel-good foods.
—Rai Mincey, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
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Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 3 Jan. 2025
My thought was to dispel that sense of unease through scrutiny—whether through the inspiration that comes from seeing work done at its highest levels or the grim consolation of seeing that even the best occasionally end up mired in failure.
—Christopher Carroll, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
Foreign direct investment in India had dropped by an astonishing 43 percent in the preceding year, partly thanks to high borrowing costs and unease about the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East.
—Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 2 Jan. 2025
Mood Foods In times of social and political unease, consumers often reach for feel-good foods.
—Rai Mincey, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
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“Unease.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unease. Accessed 16 Jan. 2025.
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