uneasy

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  1. adjective Lacking a sense of security; anxious or apprehensive: The farmers were uneasy until it finally rained.
  2. adjective Affording no ease or reassurance: an uneasy calm.
  3. adjective Awkward or unsure in manner; constrained: uneasy with strangers.

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uncomfortable ·  anxious ·  restless ·  uncertain ·  unhappy ·  suspicious ·  reluctant ·  wary ·  tense ·  ominous ·  awkward
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/ənˈizi/
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