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uneasy
(un¦easy)
Pronunciation:
/ʌnˈiːzi/
adjective
(
uneasier
,
uneasiest
)
1
causing or feeling anxiety; troubled or uncomfortable:
she felt guilty now and a little uneasy
an uneasy silence
2
(of a situation or relationship) not settled; liable to change:
she lived in a state of uneasy truce with her strict father
Derivatives
uneasily
adverb
uneasiness
noun
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