Meanings
uneasy1
comparative uneasier · superlative uneasiest
uneasy2
comparative more uneasy · comparative uneasier · superlative most uneasy · superlative uneasiest
- Restless; disturbed by pain, anxiety.
I've been uneasy about your friend ever since I met him. Are you sure we can trust him?
1 more example
Commander Birch was a trifle uneasy when he found there was more than a popple on the sea; it was, in fact, distinctly choppy.
1928, Lawrence R. Bourne, chapter 17, in Well Tackled!Synonyms: angstful, apprehensive, anxious, careful, concerned, distraught, disturbed, edgy
- Not easy in manner; constrained
He was behaving in an uneasy way.
Synonyms: stiff, awkward, ungraceful
- Causing discomfort or constraint
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveRestless; disturbed by pain, anxiety.
adjectiveNot easy in manner; constrained
More synonyms by meaning
adjectivelacking a sense of security or affording no ease or reassurance
adjectivelacking or not affording physical or mental rest
adjectivesocially uncomfortable; unsure and constrained in manner
adjectiverelating to bodily unease that causes discomfort
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
uneasy · adjective
- Middle Englishunethe
- Middle Englishunesy
- Englishuneasy
From Middle English unesy, equivalent to un- + easy. Merged with Middle English unethe, uneathe (“difficult, not easy”). See uneath.
More words from Middle English
Full word history & related roots →uneasy · adjective
- Middle Englishunesy
- Middle Englishunesy
- Englishuneasy
Inherited from Middle English unesy, unaisie (“not comforting”), from un- + esy (“comfortable, at ease”). More at easy.
More words from Middle English
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian труден, тревожен
- труден (truden)Not easy; difficult
- тревожен (trevožen)restless; disturbed by pain, anxiety
- неспокоен (nespokoen)restless; disturbed by pain, anxiety
- неловък (nelovăk)not easy in manner; constrained
- стеснителен (stesnitelen)not easy in manner; constrained
Catalan difícil, complicat
- difícilNot easy; difficult
- complicatNot easy; difficult
Finnish vaikea, levoton
- vaikeaNot easy; difficult
- levotonrestless; disturbed by pain, anxiety
- rauhatonrestless; disturbed by pain, anxiety
- ahdistunutrestless; disturbed by pain, anxiety
- vaivaantunutnot easy in manner; constrained
- kiusaantunutnot easy in manner; constrained
French pas facile, difficile
- pas facileNot easy; difficult
- difficileNot easy; difficult
German uneinfach, unbehaglich
- uneinfachNot easy; difficult
- unbehaglichrestless; disturbed by pain, anxiety
Greek ανήσυχος
- ανήσυχος (anísychos)restless; disturbed by pain, anxiety
Hindi असहज
- असहज (ashaj)restless; disturbed by pain, anxiety
Indonesian sulit, gelisah
- sulitNot easy; difficult
- gelisahrestless; disturbed by pain, anxiety
Irish anacair
- anacairrestless; disturbed by pain, anxiety
Latin anxius
- anxiusrestless; disturbed by pain, anxiety
Māori uaua, māihi
- uauaNot easy; difficult
- māihirestless; disturbed by pain, anxiety
- pāihirestless; disturbed by pain, anxiety
- mawerarestless; disturbed by pain, anxiety
- ārangirestless; disturbed by pain, anxiety
- pakaihirestless; disturbed by pain, anxiety
- anipārestless; disturbed by pain, anxiety
- āwangawangarestless; disturbed by pain, anxiety
- hopohoporestless; disturbed by pain, anxiety
- manawaraurestless; disturbed by pain, anxiety
- tūmatatengarestless; disturbed by pain, anxiety
- hāratorestless; disturbed by pain, anxiety
- hikirangirestless; disturbed by pain, anxiety
Persian معذب
- معذب (mo'azzab)not easy in manner; constrained
Polish niełatwy, niespokojny
- niełatwyNot easy; difficult
- niespokojnyrestless; disturbed by pain, anxiety
- zaniepokojonyrestless; disturbed by pain, anxiety
- nieswójnot easy in manner; constrained
- zażenowanynot easy in manner; constrained
- skrępowanynot easy in manner; constrained
- niespokojnycausing discomfort or constraint
- niestabilnycausing discomfort or constraint
- niekomfortowycausing discomfort or constraint
Romanian dificil, complicat
- dificilNot easy; difficult
- complicatNot easy; difficult
Scottish Gaelic an-fhoiseil
- an-fhoiseilrestless; disturbed by pain, anxiety
Spanish incómodo
- incómodocausing discomfort or constraint
Vietnamese nao nao
- nao naorestless; disturbed by pain, anxiety
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with uneasy
All rhymes →Cite this entry
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