1. (adj) uneasy
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"
2. (adj) restless, uneasy
lacking or not affording physical or mental rest
"a restless night"; "she fell into an uneasy sleep"
3. (adj) anxious, nervous, queasy, uneasy, unquiet
causing or fraught with or showing anxiety
"spent an anxious night waiting for the test results"; "cast anxious glances behind her"; "those nervous moments before takeoff"; "an unquiet mind"
4. (adj) awkward, ill at ease(p), uneasy
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"
5. (adj) uneasy
relating to bodily unease that causes discomfort
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