unease
[noun]
Synonyms: care, anxiety, concern, concernment, disquiet, disquietude, solicitude, uneasiness, worry, tension, uptightness, embarrassment, abashment, confusion, discomfiture, discomposure, disconcertion, disconcertment

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Antonyms: ease, easiness

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

un‧ease /ʌnˈiːz/ noun [uncountable]
[Word Family: noun: ease, unease, easiness, uneasiness; adverb: easily, uneasily, easy; adjective: easy, uneasy; verb: ease]
a feeling of worry or slight fear about something
sense/feeling of unease
As she neared the door, Amy felt a growing sense of unease.
public unease about defence policy

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

unease
noun
ADJ. deep, great, growing | certain, some, vague She felt a vague unease.
general, public
VERB + UNEASE feel | express, show They expressed their deep unease about the lack of security arrangements.
hide I smiled to hide my unease.
sense He sensed a certain unease in her.
cause, create
UNEASE + VERB grow, rise
PREP. ~ about/at/over Many felt unease about the methods used.
PHRASES a feeling/sense of unease, a source of unease He looked in vain for the source of his unease.

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