ill at ease

English

Etymology

Compare to malaise, a similar formation from French.

Adjective

ill at ease (comparative more ill at ease, superlative most ill at ease)

1. Anxious; unsure; uneasy.
2. Uncomfortable.

Quotations

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Translations

uncomfortable

• French: mal à l’aise (fr)
• Hungarian: feszeng (hu), kényelmetlenül/​feszélyezve/​kínosan érzi magát

See also

• doldrums
• malaise
• melancholy
• unease