uneasiness

English

Pronunciation

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Etymology

From uneasy +‎ -ness.

Noun

uneasiness (plural uneasinesses)

1. the state of being uneasy, nervous or restless
2. an anxious state of mind; anxiety
   • 1860, Charles Dickens, Great Expectations

     Finding that the afternoon coach was gone, and finding that his uneasiness grew into positive alarm, as obstacles came in his way, he resolved to follow in a post-chaise.

Synonyms

• unease

Translations

the state of being uneasy

• Esperanto: maltrankvileco (eo)
• Romanian: stinghereală (ro) f, neliniște (ro) f, tulburare (ro) f

• Scottish Gaelic: mì-shocair (gd) f
• Turkish: huzursuzluk (tr)

an anxious state of mind

• Esperanto: maltrankvileco (eo)
• Romanian: anxietate (ro) f

• Scottish Gaelic: mì-shocair (gd) f
• Spanish: desazón (es) f

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• French: malaise