Meaning & Definition of Uneasy in English

1. 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. Lacking or not affording physical or mental rest

• "A restless night"

• "She fell into an uneasy sleep"

3. 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. 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. Relating to bodily unease that causes discomfort