1-Stop Dictionary Reference

Unease

Acceptable For Game Play - US & UK word lists

This word is acceptable for play in the US & UK dictionaries that are being used in the following games:

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. A feeling of disquiet or concern.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. Want of ease; uneasiness.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. Trouble; misery; uncomfortable state or condition.

To make uneasy.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. physical discomfort (as mild sickness or depression)

n. the trait of seeming ill at ease

Word Usage

"But unease with the term "feminism" has been a persistent concern in the feminist movement, whether the unease is attributed to racial divisions or to residual resistance to feminist ideals."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

discomfort uncomfortableness discomposure

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

uneasiness

Rhyme

Words with the same terminal sound

Abdulaziz Annamese Aziz Balinese Beas Belize Bes Burmese Cadiz Cantonese

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

uneasiness nervousness foreboding trepidation revulsion puzzlement dismay unhappiness compunction dissatisfaction