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noun
The state of being uneasy, nervous or restless.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
An anxious state of mind; anxiety.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
inability to rest or relax or be still
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: restlessness, queasiness
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: nervousness
Narrower terms: jactitation, jactation
noun
the trait of seeming ill at ease
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: disquiet, unease
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: discomposure
noun
embarrassment deriving from the feeling that others are critically aware of you
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: self-consciousness, uncomfortableness
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: embarrassment
noun
feelings of anxiety that make you tense and irritable
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: edginess, inquietude, disquietude
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: anxiety
Narrower terms: willies
noun
physical discomfort (as mild sickness or depression)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: malaise, unease
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: discomfort, uncomfortableness
History
From uneasy + -ness.
Across languages
21 source translations are retained for this English entry.
