uneasy

adjective

relating to bodily unease that causes discomfort

socially uncomfortable

causing or fraught with or showing anxiety

lacking or not affording physical or mental rest

lacking a sense of security or affording no ease or reassurance

Roots

unun- · Old English · not, reverse

Synonyms for uneasy

anxiousadj unquietadj restlessadj nervousadj uncomfortableadj apprehensiveadj disquietedadj overapprehensiveadj antsyadj worriedadj unsettledadj jitteryadj agitatedadj discomposedadj fretfuladj fidgetyadj overstrungadj

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Where does uneasy come from?

The word uneasy breaks down into one root of Old English origin: the root un-, from Old English un (“not, reverse”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.