Definitions for ill at ease
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Princeton's WordNet
awkward, ill at ease(p), uneasy(adj)
socially uncomfortable; unsure and constrained in manner
"awkward and reserved at parties"; "ill at ease among eddies of people he didn't know"; "was always uneasy with strangers"
Wiktionary
ill at ease(Adjective)
anxious; unsure; uneasy
ill at ease(Adjective)
uncomfortable
Origin: Compare to malaise, a similar formation from French.
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