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Uneasy

//ʌnˈiːzi// adj

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Not easy; difficult. rare
  2. 2
    Restless; disturbed by pain, anxiety.

    "I've been uneasy about your friend ever since I met him. Are you sure we can trust him?"

  3. 3
    Not easy in manner; constrained

    "He was behaving in an uneasy way."

  4. 4
    Causing discomfort or constraint
Adjective
  1. 1
    relating to bodily unease that causes discomfort wordnet
  2. 2
    socially uncomfortable; unsure and constrained in manner wordnet
  3. 3
    lacking a sense of security or affording no ease or reassurance wordnet
  4. 4
    lacking or not affording physical or mental rest wordnet
  5. 5
    causing or fraught with or showing anxiety wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English unesy, equivalent to un- + easy. Merged with Middle English unethe, uneathe (“difficult, not easy”). See uneath.

Etymology 2

From Middle English unesy, unaisie (“not comforting”), from un- + esy (“comfortable, at ease”). More at easy.

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