UNEASINESS | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of uneasiness in English

(Definition of uneasiness from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
(Definition of uneasiness from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of uneasiness

uneasiness
But that doesn't address the underlying reasons for the uneasiness.
Even the most normal scenes become charged with uneasiness.
The churn creates an underlying uneasiness for the fans.
As detectives worked to track down the suspects, an uneasiness permeated the neighborhood.
By this time all the characters are feeling this uneasiness, as is the audience.
But, in film, we can see the uneasiness associated with that lack of a concrete ending.
There has always been an uneasiness between the press and the conference organizers.
And that uneasiness has lingered in some unusual ways.
There was an extreme uneasiness to sit and watch my feelings.
Taken together, the legends reflect an uneasiness, a feeling that she was something other than she seemed.
But there was a certain uneasiness about the argument.
For people who have trypophobia, seeing certain clusters of holes can trigger feelings of fear and uneasiness.
Meanwhile, city officials -- the default authorities, despite this uneasiness -- made several decisions that may inadvertently have helped create rioting.
That uneasiness was apparent as soon as journalists began asking questions.
From NPR
That is to say, the victors are full of uneasiness and the vanquished are full of bile.
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Translations of uneasiness

in Chinese (Traditional)
焦慮,不安…
in Chinese (Simplified)
焦虑,不安…
in Spanish
inquietud, desasosiego, intranquilidad…
in Portuguese
desconfortável…
in more languages
in French
in Turkish
in Dutch
in Czech
in Danish
in Indonesian
in Thai
in Vietnamese
in Polish
in Swedish
in Malay
in German
in Norwegian
in Ukrainian
inquiétude…
huzursuzluk…
ongerustheid, ongemakkelijkheid…
neklid…
usikkerhed…
kegelisahan…
ความไม่สบายใจ…
sự băn khoăn, lo lắng…
niepokój…
oro, ängslan…
perasaan tdk senang…
das Unbehagen…
bekymring, engstelse, uro…
занепокоєння, тривога…
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