: mental or spiritual discomfort: such as
a
: vague dissatisfaction : misgiving
c
: lack of ease (as in social relations) : embarrassment
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A feeling of unease came over her.
They noticed increasing signs of unease among the workers.
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Sitting with the images can bring on a creeping sense of unease.
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Jacqui Palumbo, CNN, 18 Dec. 2024
Resident James Edwards of Succasunna expressed unease, urging calm amid speculation.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
Natural Beauty, by Ling Ling Huang Huang’s debut novel is set in the wellness industry, fertile ground for bodily unease.
—Tajja Isen, The Atlantic, 11 Dec. 2024
The project looks set to explore the same sense of unease surrounding daily life under Augusto Pinochet sparked by the ghastly deeds carried out by his regime.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 6 Dec. 2024
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Jacqui Palumbo, CNN, 18 Dec. 2024
Resident James Edwards of Succasunna expressed unease, urging calm amid speculation.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
Natural Beauty, by Ling Ling Huang Huang’s debut novel is set in the wellness industry, fertile ground for bodily unease.
—Tajja Isen, The Atlantic, 11 Dec. 2024
The project looks set to explore the same sense of unease surrounding daily life under Augusto Pinochet sparked by the ghastly deeds carried out by his regime.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Unease.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unease. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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