UNEASE Synonyms
There are 16 hypernyms of the word unease. (close relations)
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disquiet | nounn | |||||||
noun • a feeling of mild anxiety about possible developments • the trait of seeming ill at ease verb • disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed | ||||||||
agitation | nounn | |||||||
noun • a mental state of extreme emotional disturbance • a state of agitation or turbulent change or development • the feeling of being agitated; not calm • disturbance usually in protest • the act of agitating something; causing it to move around (usually vigorously) | ||||||||
anxiety | nounn | |||||||
noun • (psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic • a vague unpleasant emotion that is experienced in anticipation of some (usually ill-defined) misfortune | ||||||||
apprehension | nounn | |||||||
noun • fearful expectation or anticipation • the cognitive condition of someone who understands • painful expectation • the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal) | ||||||||
discomfort | nounn | |||||||
noun • the state of being tense and feeling pain • an uncomfortable feeling of mental painfulness or distress | ||||||||
edginess | nounn | |||||||
noun • feelings of anxiety that make you tense and irritable | ||||||||
fretfulness | nounn | |||||||
noun • an irritable petulant feeling | ||||||||
nervousness | nounn | |||||||
noun • the anxious feeling you have when you have the jitters • an uneasy psychological state • a sensitive or highly strung temperament | ||||||||
qualm | nounn | |||||||
noun • uneasiness about the fitness of an action (particularly for reasons of ethics, morals or propriety) • a mild state of nausea | ||||||||
restlessness | nounn | |||||||
noun • the quality of being ceaselessly moving or active • a lack of patience; irritation with anything that causes delay • a feeling of agitation expressed in continual motion • inability to rest or relax or be still | ||||||||
tension | nounn | |||||||
noun • (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense • the physical condition of being stretched or strained • a balance between and interplay of opposing elements or tendencies (especially in art or literature) • (physics) a stress that produces an elongation of an elastic physical body • feelings of hostility that are not manifest • the action of stretching something tight | ||||||||
uneasiness | nounn | |||||||
noun • 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 • inability to rest or relax or be still | ||||||||
disease | nounn | |||||||
noun • an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning | ||||||||
malaise | nounn | |||||||
noun • physical discomfort (as mild sickness or depression) |