uneasiness


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Synonyms for uneasiness

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Synonyms for uneasiness

The American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Synonyms for uneasiness

feelings of anxiety that make you tense and irritable

physical discomfort (as mild sickness or depression)

embarrassment deriving from the feeling that others are critically aware of you

the trait of seeming ill at ease

Related Words

inability to rest or relax or be still

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His latent uneasiness had been, that bad aims were being worked out in his own unhappy land by bad instruments, and that he who could not fail to know that he was better than they, was not there, trying to do something to stay bloodshed, and assert the claims of mercy and humanity.
But at last he had suddenly felt the same uneasiness again, as though his conscience smote him.
"How odd, indeed!" repeated Elinor within herself, regarding her sister with uneasiness. "If she had not known him to be in town she would not have written to him, as she did; she would have written to Combe Magna; and if he is in town, how odd that he should neither come nor write!
"Well," answered the old man, by closing his eyes; but his appearance manifested increasing uneasiness.
Hunger now began to cause more uneasiness than the apprehensions of surrounding enemies.
All these causes of uneasiness were concealed as much as possible from the Canadian voyageurs, lest they should become intimidated; it was impossible, however, to prevent the rumors brought by the Indians from leaking out, and they became subjects of gossiping and exaggeration.
Certain, however, it is, that he saw her in the light of compassion; and though his love to her was not of that kind which could give him any great uneasiness at her inconstancy, yet was he not a little shocked on reflecting that he had himself originally corrupted her innocence; for to this corruption he imputed all the vice into which she appeared now so likely to plunge herself.
This consideration gave him no little uneasiness, till Betty, the elder sister, was so kind, some time afterwards, entirely to cure him by a hint, that one Will Barnes, and not himself, had been the first seducer of Molly; and that the little child, which he had hitherto so certainly concluded to be his own, might very probably have an equal title, at least, to claim Barnes for its father.
Quilp, however--who, beyond the gratification of his demon whims, owed Sampson some acknowledgment of the part he had played in the mourning scene of which he had been a hidden witness, marked these symptoms of uneasiness with a delight past all expression, and derived from them a secret joy which the costliest banquet could never have afforded him.
It is worthy of remark, too, as illustrating a little feature in the character of Miss Sally Brass, that, although on her own account she would have borne the discomforts of the Wilderness with a very ill grace, and would probably, indeed, have walked off before the tea appeared, she no sooner beheld the latent uneasiness and misery of her brother than she developed a grim satisfaction, and began to enjoy herself after her own manner.
A stalwart of the BJP, Jaitley was admitted to AIIMS on August 9, after he complained of uneasiness, Hidustan Times reported.
HHHH H EACH of these piercing short stories is set in Wendy Erskine's hometown of Belfast, swerving between themes of uneasiness, loneliness, boredom, intrigue and restlessness.
The failure of the business community to get any relaxation will result in uneasiness and uncertainty, therefore, the government should show some flexibility so that wheels of the economy could move, he said.
HYDERABAD -- Vice president Hyderabad Chamber of small trades and small industry and convener subcommittee banking and finance Arif Memon has expressed concern on short hours of banks during Ramzan month from 10 morning to 2 p.m which was not suitable for businessmen as business here opens at 12 noon and when it starts the banks close down which causes uneasiness to business community in relation with banking.
'I hope they can be proclaimed as soon as possible to free the uneasiness,' she said.