Uneasiness
[ʌn'izɪnɪs]
Definition
(n.) The quality or state of being uneasy; restlessness; disquietude; anxiety.
(n.) The quality of making uneasy; discomfort; as, the uneasiness of the road.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Disquiet, restlessness, inquietude, anxiety.
Edited by Aaron
Examples
- Whenever I fell into a thoughtful state, this subject was sure to present itself, and all my uneasiness was sure to be redoubled. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- The 'young gal' likewise occasioned me some uneasiness: not so much by neglecting to wash the plates, as by breaking them. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- Do not suppose, however, that I wish to dictate happiness to you, or that a delay on your part would cause me any serious uneasiness. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- MY DEAR COUSIN, I cannot describe to you the uneasiness we have all felt concerning your health. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- A vague feeling of uneasiness began to steal over me. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- At last I became so convinced that I was causing him uneasiness that I drew my visit to a close. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- He was in no uneasiness concerning his getting into the house again, for it was full of lodgers, and the door stood ajar all night. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- Conflicting sensations of love, fear, and shame reduced Eustacia to a state of the utmost uneasiness. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- This business afterward occasioned me a good deal of uneasiness. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- Her path, in short, seemed to smooth itself before her as she advanced; yet the faint stir of uneasiness persisted. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- The case is the same where the object produces uneasiness. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
- I could see no cause for any uneasiness or any doubt, but she had made me a little uneasy, and a little doubtful, nevertheless. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- Even if I live I shall not be without uneasiness as to what he may attempt through indirect influence. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- A violent cough in another gives us uneasiness; though in itself it does not in the least affect us. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
- The former, therefore, produces delight; and the latter uneasiness. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
Editor: Miles