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: causing physical or mental discomfort
Uneasy news of captures and killings …—
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: not easy : difficult
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: marked by lack of ease : awkward, embarrassed
gave an uneasy laugh
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: apprehensive, worried
uneasy about the weather
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: precarious, unstable
an uneasy truce
uneasiness
noun
Examples of uneasy in a Sentence
Adjective
Rain made the crew uneasy.
He has an uneasy relationship with his father.
We spent an uneasy night waiting for news.
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Matt Grobar, Deadline, 10 Feb. 2026
Stage’s version translates the already uneasy feelings of hearing acid house reduced to happy-go-lucky plastic into something out of an actual acid trip.
—Billie Bugara, Pitchfork, 7 Feb. 2026
Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 4 Feb. 2022
As prosecutors moved to drop charges against Mr. Watts, the man who had made Ms. Francisco uneasy returned to her shop on Jan. 4.
—New York Times, 4 Feb. 2021
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Adjective
Their uneasy dynamic fractures when the attorney embarks on a consuming affair with a younger woman, igniting a volatile love triangle that unleashes obsession, betrayal and a ruthless battle for control of the family fortune.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 10 Feb. 2026
Stage’s version translates the already uneasy feelings of hearing acid house reduced to happy-go-lucky plastic into something out of an actual acid trip.
—Billie Bugara, Pitchfork, 7 Feb. 2026
Adverb
Master has a stew of storylines that don’t always perfectly blend together, but I was impressed by how effective and uneasy-making its mood remained all the way to the end.
—Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 4 Feb. 2022
As prosecutors moved to drop charges against Mr. Watts, the man who had made Ms. Francisco uneasy returned to her shop on Jan. 4.
—New York Times, 4 Feb. 2021
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“Uneasy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uneasy. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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