uneasyadjective
uk/ʌnˈiː.zi/us/ʌnˈiː.zi/B2 slightly worried or uncomfortable about a particular situation:
I feel a little uneasy about asking her to do me such a big favour.
used to describe a situation or condition that makes people slightly worried, often because it may not continue successfully:
Who can predict how long this uneasy peace between the two countries will last?
She has a slightly uneasy relationship with her mother-in-law.
More examples
- It's the big unknowns that make insurance companies uneasy.
- Her consciousness that she's different makes her feel uneasy.
- After the recent riots, an uneasy calm has settled on the city.
- I must admit that I feel rather uneasy about the decision.
- Russia's presidential campaign came to an uneasy close on Monday.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Anxious and worried
- (all) hot and bothered idiom
- -racked
- a bundle of nerves idiom
- aflutter
- agitate
- alarmed
- anxious
- apprehensive
- demented
- dread
- fuss
- get in a sweat idiom
- grim
- harassed
- haunted
- prey on sb's mind idiom
- prey on sth
- rattled
- rest easy idiom
- restive
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uneasily
adverb uk/ʌnˈiː.zəl.i/us/ʌnˈiː.zəl.i/