uneasiness

CEFRB2

/ʌnˈiːzinəs/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A feeling of worry, nervousness, or discomfort.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    An anxious state of mind; anxiety.

Examples

  • He took a deep breath and tried to put his uneasiness to rest.

  • I've had a vague uneasiness.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2
Synonyms
3

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meaning
  1. The state of being uneasy, nervous or restless.

More examples

In context
  • Finding that the afternoon coach was gone, and finding that his uneasiness grew into positive alarm, as obstacles came in his way, he resolved to follow in a post-chaise.

  • Although the Celebrity was almost impervious to sarcasm, he was now beginning to exhibit visible signs of uneasiness, the consciousness dawning upon him that his eccentricity was not receiving the ovation it merited.

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

The nervous student's blank grew quickly as the teacher called his name.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From uneasy + -ness.