Definitions for uneasy
ʌnˈi ziun·easy

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. uneasyadjective

   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. restless, uneasyadjective

   lacking or not affording physical or mental rest

   "a restless night"; "she fell into an uneasy sleep"

3. anxious, nervous, queasy, uneasy, unquietadjective

   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. awkward, ill at ease(p), uneasyadjective

   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. uneasyadjective

   relating to bodily unease that causes discomfort

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Uneasyadjective

   1. Painful; giving disturbance.

   The wisest of the Gentiles forbad any libations to be made for dead infants, as believing they passed into happiness through the way of mortality, and for a few months wore an uneasy garment. Jeremy Taylor, Rule of Holy Living.

   On a tottering pinacle the standing is uneasy, and the fall deadly. Decay of Piety.

   His present thoughts are uneasy, because his present state does not please him. Roger L'Estrange.

   Uneasy life to me,
   Still watch’d and importun d, but worse for thee. Dryden.

   2. Disturbed; not at ease.

   Happy low! lie down;
   Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown. William Shakespeare.

   Uneasy justice upward flew,
   And both the sisters to the stars withdrew. Dryden.

   The passion and ill language proceeded from a gall’d and uneasy mind. John Tillotson.

   It is such a pleasure as makes a man restless and uneasy, exciting fresh desires. Addison.

   One would wonder how any person should desire to be king of a country, in which the established religion is directly opposite to that he professes. Were it possible for such a one to accomplish his designs, his own reason might tell him, there could not be a more uneasy prince, nor a more unhappy people. Joseph Addison, Freeholder.

   If we imagine ourselves intitled to any thing we have not, we shall be uneasy in the want of it; and that uneasiness will expose us to all the evil persuasions of poverty. John Rogers.

   The soul, uneasy and confin’d from home,
   Rests and expatiates in a life to come. Alexander Pope.

   3. Constraining; cramping.

   Some servile imitators
   Prescribe at first such strict, uneasy rules,
   As they must ever slavishly observe. Wentworth Dillon.

   4. Not unconstrained; not disengaged.

   In conversation, a solicitous watchfulness about one’s behaviour, instead of being mended, will be constrained, uneasy, and ungraceful. John Locke.

   5. Peevish; difficult to please.

   A sour, untractable nature, makes him uneasy to those who approach him. Joseph Addison, Spectator, №. 469.

   6. Difficult. Out of use.

   We will, not appearing what we are, have some question with the shepherd: from his simplicity, I think it not uneasy to get the cause of my son’s resort thither. William Shakespeare.

   This swift business
   I must uneasy make; lest too light winning
   Make the prize light. William Shakespeare, Tempest.

   Divers things, knowable by the bare light of nature, are yet so uneasy to be satisfactorily understood, that, let them be delivered in the clearest expressions, the notions themselves will appear obscure. Boyle.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. uneasy

   Uneasy refers to a feeling of discomfort, worry, or anxiety; it is a state of restlessness or lack of comfort, physically or mentally. It could also represent a condition of unpredictability or instability, suggesting potential danger or threats.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Uneasyadjective

   not easy; difficult

2. Uneasyadjective

   restless; disturbed by pain, anxiety, or the like; disquieted; perturbed

3. Uneasyadjective

   not easy in manner; constrained; stiff; awkward; not graceful; as, an uneasy deportment

4. Uneasyadjective

   occasioning want of ease; constraining; cramping; disagreeable; unpleasing

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Uneasy

   un-ē′zi, adj. not at ease: restless: feeling pain: constrained: not easy to be done.—ns. Unease′ (arch.), Uneas′iness, state of being uneasy or not at ease: want of ease: disquiet.—adv. Uneas′ily.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of uneasy in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of uneasy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of uneasy in a Sentence

1. Chris Minor:

   I felt violated, and my body said wait a minute, this ain't right. So I was uneasy.

2. James Comey:

   I think anyone who is serving officer in the government, and you're asked by the President for dinner, I think it is professional courtesy, you're in a difficult position if you refuse to go, but I do know he was uneasy with it.

3. Bruce Lee:

   Not being tense but ready. Not thinking but not dreaming. Not being set but flexible. Liberation from the uneasy sense of confinement. It is being wholly and quietly alive, aware and alert, ready for whatever may come.

4. William Shakespeare:

   Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown.

5. Dale Garvey:

   Quite seriously, sometimes we would get a rental car( for work) and people didn't want to ride with him. It gave us an uneasy feeling, i guess I'm still somewhat biased and still back in the 1900s.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=uneasy
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=uneasy
3. ^ ChatGPT
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4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uneasy
5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=uneasy