as in concern
an uneasy state of mind usually over the possibility of an anticipated misfortune or trouble
although we'd been assured that everything would be fine, we couldn't shake our feeling of unease
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Recent Examples of unease
Still a mood lingers, one of dislocation and unease.
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Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 23 Sep. 2025
Gold does, after all, usually act as a safe haven in periods of economic unease.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 22 Sep. 2025
Still, there’s reason for unease when critics of Israel use the Holocaust as a rhetorical weapon against the Jewish state.
—Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
While the production design by Jordan Ferrer and the lighting from cinematographer Kira Kelly are designed to create a steadily increasing sense of unease, Tipping also wanted to be sure that the world Cameron enters wasn’t too forbidding.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 22 Sep. 2025
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Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 23 Sep. 2025
Gold does, after all, usually act as a safe haven in periods of economic unease.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 22 Sep. 2025
Still, there’s reason for unease when critics of Israel use the Holocaust as a rhetorical weapon against the Jewish state.
—Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
While the production design by Jordan Ferrer and the lighting from cinematographer Kira Kelly are designed to create a steadily increasing sense of unease, Tipping also wanted to be sure that the world Cameron enters wasn’t too forbidding.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 22 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unease
Noun
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Powell said a sharp cooldown of hiring over the summer had shifted the balance of risks toward greater concern over the labor market rather than inflation.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
30 Sep. 2025
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Made in Africa is a monthly column by Rolling Stone staff writer Mankaprr Conteh that celebrates and interrogates the lives, concerns, and innovations of cultural workers of the African diaspora from their vantage point.—
Mankaprr Conteh,
Rolling Stone,
29 Sep. 2025
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For its part, the stock market has defied financial fears during recent government shutdowns.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
30 Sep. 2025
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For Jones, that means confronting her childhood fear of clowns.—
Dave Quinn,
PEOPLE,
29 Sep. 2025
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Other benefits of acupuncture were pain intensity reduction, an improvement of physical functions, and fewer anxiety symptoms.—
Ashley J. DiMella,
FOXNews.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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The stress among the friend group about their costume theme is giving me more anxiety than a haunted hayride.—
Melissa Willets,
Parents,
4 Oct. 2025
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Shanen Wright, 48, a lifelong Charleston resident who lives near CAMC Memorial, said many in the city have little worry about flooding in the face of more immediate problems, like the opioid epidemic and the decline of manufacturing and mining.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
5 Oct. 2025
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Rising worries During the Milken Institute Asia Summit, other experts warned that retail inflows could distort pricing, erode returns and destabilize fund structures designed for long-term investments or patient capital.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
3 Oct. 2025
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Signs of psychosis can include hearing, seeing, or believing things that others don't, suspiciousness or extreme uneasiness, inappropriate emotions and trouble concentrating.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Sep. 2025
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Plus, there remains an overall uneasiness around the economy.—
Jamie L. LaReau,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Unease.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unease. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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