What does Uneasiness mean?

Definitions for Uneasiness
un·easi·ness

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. edginess, uneasiness, inquietude, disquietudenoun

    feelings of anxiety that make you tense and irritable

  2. malaise, unease, uneasinessnoun

    physical discomfort (as mild sickness or depression)

  3. self-consciousness, uneasiness, uncomfortablenessnoun

    embarrassment deriving from the feeling that others are critically aware of you

  4. disquiet, unease, uneasinessnoun

    the trait of seeming ill at ease

  5. restlessness, uneasiness, queasinessnoun

    inability to rest or relax or be still

Wiktionary

  1. uneasinessnoun

    the state of being uneasy, nervous or restless

  2. uneasinessnoun

    an anxious state of mind; anxiety

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Uneasinessnoun

    Trouble; perplexity; state of disquiet.

    Not a subject
    Sits in heart-grief and uneasiness,
    Under the sweet shade of your government. William Shakespeare.

    The same uneasiness which ev’ry thing
    Gives to our nature, life must also bring. John Denham.

    We may be said to live like those who have their hope in another life, if we bear the uneasinesses that befall us here with constancy. Francis Atterbury.

    Men are dissatisfied with their station, and create to themselves all the uneasiness of want. They fancy themselves poor, and under this persuasion feel all the disquiet of real poverty. John Rogers, Sermons.

    His Majesty will maintain his just authority over them; and whatever uneasiness they may give themselves, they can create none in him. Joseph Addison, Freeholder.

    The libels against his grandfather, that fly about his very court, give him uneasiness. Jonathan Swift.

ChatGPT

  1. uneasiness

    Uneasiness is a state or feeling of discomfort, worry, or anxiety, often due to an uncertain situation or an anticipation of danger or problems. It is an internal sensation of restlessness, apprehension and lack of peace or tranquility.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Uneasinessnoun

    the quality or state of being uneasy; restlessness; disquietude; anxiety

  2. Uneasinessnoun

    the quality of making uneasy; discomfort; as, the uneasiness of the road

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Uneasiness in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Uneasiness in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of Uneasiness in a Sentence

  1. Sherri Kimes:

    People still want to go out for dinner, but uneasiness with the safety of going out and restrictions on party size will still make virtual dining popular.

  2. Vincenzo Modica:

    The Paris attacks have caused a lot of uneasiness.

  3. Paul Hickey:

    There's still some uneasiness about what's going to happen when the Fed hikes rates.

  4. Ramon Pacheco Pardo:

    Even though the North’s nuclear and missile capabilities are mainly to deter a strike from the U.S. or South Korea, they also allow North Korea to deter any attempt from China to influence its decisions, i think that Beijing's uneasiness with Pyongyang's nuclear tests shows that North Korea has pursued this, and its missile programs regardless of China's views.

  5. Chip Felkel:

    He's tapped into an uneasiness, and he's done it cleverly, he's played it to the hilt.

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