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uneasy¹

  • /ʌnˈiːzi/

Rhymes with -iːzi

Where it comes from

From Middle English unesy, equivalent to un- + easy. Merged with Middle English unethe, uneathe (“difficult, not easy”). See uneath.

adjective uneasier · uneasiest

  1. rare Not easy; difficult.

uneasy²

  • /ʌnˈiːzi/

Rhymes with -iːzi

Where it comes from

Inherited from Middle English unesy, unaisie (“not comforting”), from un- + esy (“comfortable, at ease”). More at easy.

adjective more uneasy · uneasier · most uneasy · uneasiest

  1. Restless; disturbed by pain, anxiety. I've been uneasy about your friend ever since I met him. Are you sure we can trust him?

    Similar: angstful, apprehensive, anxious, careful, concerned, distraught, disturbed, edgy, fraught, freaked out, hagridden, high-strung

  2. Not easy in manner; constrained He was behaving in an uneasy way.

    Similar: stiff, awkward, ungraceful

  3. Causing discomfort or constraint

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: uncomfortable, unquiet, restless, apprehensive, troubled, anxious, unstable, precarious, strange, awkward, nervous, disquiet, unsettling, disquieting, unsettled, disturbing

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adj Not easy; difficult

Françaispas facile, difficile
Deutschuneinfach
Românădificil, complicat

adj restless; disturbed by pain, anxiety

हिन्दीअसहज ashaj
Deutschunbehaglich
Ελληνικάανήσυχος anísychos
Tiếng Việtnao nao

adj causing discomfort or constraint

Españolincómodo

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@misc{uneasy_2026,
  title = {uneasy},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/uneasy},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}