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Antonyms for unease


Grammar : Noun
Spell : uhn-ee-zee
Phonetic Transcription : ʌnˈi zi



Definition of unease

Origin :
  • late 13c., "not comforting," from un- (1) "not" + easy. Meaning "disturbed in mind" is attested from 1670s.
  • noun restlessness
  • noun anxiety
Example sentences :
  • But even in the refuge of her own rooms the ring encircled Flora with unease.
  • Extract from : « The Coast of Chance » by Esther Chamberlain
  • Julyman was troubled at the unease he observed in the white man's eyes.
  • Extract from : « The Heart of Unaga » by Ridgwell Cullum
  • But only his body betrayed his unease; his face was impassive and calm.
  • Extract from : « Anchorite » by Randall Garrett
  • Brion followed him, trying to ignore the growing tension and unease he felt.
  • Extract from : « Planet of the Damned » by Harry Harrison
  • He got up and paced, stunned, just conscious of a feeling of unease.
  • Extract from : « The Lord of the Sea » by M. P. Shiel
  • His frown froze on his face as he became conscious of a sense of unease.
  • Extract from : « Insidekick » by Jesse Franklin Bone
  • Beneath it my mind struggled, its unease, its forebodings growing ever stronger.
  • Extract from : « The Metal Monster » by A. Merritt
  • Wantele's face was overcast with an expression of anxiety and unease.
  • Extract from : « Jane Oglander » by Marie Belloc Lowndes
  • He no longer felt the unease he had experienced at the woman's first interruption.
  • Extract from : « The Salamander » by Owen Johnson
  • Everything he looked at added to his sense of astonishment and unease.
  • Extract from : « The Purple Heights » by Marie Conway Oemler

Synonyms for unease

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