as in concern
an uneasy state of mind usually over the possibility of an anticipated misfortune or trouble
although we'd been assured that everything would be fine, we couldn't shake our feeling of unease
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Recent Examples of unease
The Bruins have been afflicted with a collective unease in the pits of their stomachs during a disappointing campaign.
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Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 25 Mar. 2025
Trump’s on-again-off-again tariffs and uncertainties about inflation and financial markets spark unease among everyday voters.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 21 Mar. 2025
Red light works by stimulating the parasympathetic nervous system, promoting relaxation and reducing nighttime unease.
—Jess Cording, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
The profoundly uncomfortable truth is that Ireland started to become modern when its poorest people were wiped out or sent into exile—a reality that is too painful to be faced without deep unease.
—Fintan O'Toole, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
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Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 25 Mar. 2025
Trump’s on-again-off-again tariffs and uncertainties about inflation and financial markets spark unease among everyday voters.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 21 Mar. 2025
Red light works by stimulating the parasympathetic nervous system, promoting relaxation and reducing nighttime unease.
—Jess Cording, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
The profoundly uncomfortable truth is that Ireland started to become modern when its poorest people were wiped out or sent into exile—a reality that is too painful to be faced without deep unease.
—Fintan O'Toole, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unease
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unease
Noun
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That’s a major concern for media as advertisers review budgets.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
10 Apr. 2025
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Now, in the case of the United States, there’s no concern whatsoever with what anybody thinks on the outside.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
10 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Adolescence escalates all these issues and fears to their most horrifying symbolic end.—
Avivah Wittenberg-Cox,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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By the end of the month, the new moon in Taurus invites you to embrace more intimacy and transformation in your love life, even if that means facing your fears in the process.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
5 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Recently announced job cuts at Johns Hopkins University, one of Maryland’s largest employers, and tens of thousands of others across the nation, however, are happening with an unsettling speed and efficiency, leaving countless workers in a state of anxiety, uncertainty and despair.—
Alan M. Langlieb,
Baltimore Sun,
31 Mar. 2025
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They are marketed as an alternative for pain relief, anxiety, and sleep disorders.—
Steve Banker,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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Southeast Side resident Anne Holcomb emphasized a sense of urgency as worries grow in her community about the environmental impacts of a PsiQuantum computing facility that will be built in the area.—
Adriana Pérez,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Apr. 2025
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Uncontrollable feelings of worry, unease, nervousness, and fear characterize anxiety disorders.—
Mark Gurarie,
Verywell Health,
3 Apr. 2025
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“Unease.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unease. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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