uneasy Meaning, Definition & Usage

adjective lacking a sense of security or affording no ease or reassurance
- farmers were uneasy until rain finally came
- uneasy about his health
- gave an uneasy laugh
- uneasy lies the head that wears the crown
- an uneasy coalition government
- an uneasy calm
- an uneasy silence fell on the group
adjective lacking or not affording physical or mental rest
restless.
- a restless night
- she fell into an uneasy sleep
adjective satellite causing or fraught with or showing anxiety
anxious; nervous; queasy; unquiet.
- spent an anxious night waiting for the test results
- cast anxious glances behind her
- those nervous moments before takeoff
- an unquiet mind
adjective satellite socially uncomfortable; unsure and constrained in manner
ill at ease; awkward.
- awkward and reserved at parties
- ill at ease among eddies of people he didn't know
- was always uneasy with strangers
adjective satellite relating to bodily unease that causes discomfort

Not easy; difficult. R.
Things . . . so uneasy to be satisfactorily understood. Boyle.

The road will be uneasy to find. Sir W. Scott.
Restless; disturbed by pain, anxiety, or the like; disquieted; perturbed.
The soul, uneasy and confined from home, Rests and expatiates in a life to come. Pope.
Not easy in manner; constrained; stiff; awkward; not graceful; as, an uneasy deportment.
Occasioning want of ease; constraining; cramping; disagreeable; unpleasing. "His uneasy station." Milton.
A sour, untractable nature makes him uneasy to those who approach him. Addison.