- 1feeling worried or unhappy about a particular situation, especially because you think that something bad or unpleasant may happen or because you are not sure that what you are doing is right synonym anxious an uneasy laugh His presence made her feel uneasy. She had an uneasy feeling that something terrible was going to happen. uneasy about something He was beginning to feel distinctly uneasy about their visit. uneasy about doing something She felt uneasy about leaving the children with them. Synonymsworriedconcerned nervous anxious uneasyThese words all describe feeling unhappy and afraid because you are thinking about unpleasant things that might happen or might have happened.worried thinking about unpleasant things that might happen or might have happened and therefore feeling unhappy and afraidconcerned worried and feeling concern about somethingworried or concerned?Concerned is usually used when you are talking about a problem that affects another person, society, the world, etc, while worried can be used for this or for more personal matters.nervous feeling worried about something or slightly afraid of somethinganxious feeling worried or nervous about somethingworried, nervous or anxious?Worried is the most frequent word to describe how you feel when you are thinking about a problem or something bad that might happen. Anxious can describe a stronger feeling and is more formal. Nervous is more often used to describe how you feel before you do something very important such as an exam or an interview, or something unpleasant or difficult. Nervous can describe somebody’s personality: a very nervous girl is often or usually nervous; a worried girl is worried on a particular occasion or about a particular thing. Worried describes her feelings, not her personality. Anxious may describe feelings or personality.uneasy feeling worried or unhappy about a particular situation, especially because you think something bad may happen or because you are not sure that what you are doing is rightPatterns worried/concerned/nervous/anxious/uneasy about (doing) something worried/concerned/anxious for somebody/something worried/concerned/nervous/anxious that… a(n) worried/concerned/nervous/anxious/uneasy expression/look/smile to get worried/nervous/anxious Oxford Collocations Dictionary verbsappear, be, feel, … adverbextremely, fairly, very, … prepositionabout, with See full entry See related entries: Unhappiness
- 2not certain to last; not safe or settled an uneasy peace The two sides eventually reached an uneasy compromise.
- 3that does not enable you to relax or feel comfortable She woke from an uneasy sleep to find the house empty. They passed an uneasy night waiting for news from the hospital.
- 4used to describe a mixture of two things, feelings, etc. that do not go well together an uneasy mix of humour and violence Old farmhouses and new villas stood together in uneasy proximity. Extra examples She always felt uneasy with her body shape. We were starting to grow slightly uneasy. He had an uneasy feeling that something terrible was going to happen. She felt uneasy about leaving the children with him.
uneasy
adjectiveBrE BrE//ʌnˈiːzi//; NAmE NAmE//ʌnˈiːzi//
UnhappinessCheck pronunciation: uneasy
