as in worried
feeling or showing uncomfortable feelings of uncertainty
I'm usually ill at ease when addressing a large crowd of people
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Cinderella also becomes more ill at ease in the already-bad bosom of her lousy step-family (Jennifer Simard, Tess Soltau, Amy Hillner Larson) and falls into the arms — and independent mind — of rogue Original Fairy Godmother (Brooke Dillman).
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A.d. Amorosi, Variety, 22 June 2023
Everyone’s talking about it, or feeling ill at ease for knowing nothing about it.
—Bill Conerly, Forbes, 5 May 2023
The lawsuits portray Yao as presiding over a museum rife with comments and actions that made women ill at ease.
—Thomas Floyd, Washington Post, 20 Apr. 2023
But still, many of us are ill at ease.
—Your Fat Friend, SELF, 16 Apr. 2021
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A.d. Amorosi, Variety, 22 June 2023
Everyone’s talking about it, or feeling ill at ease for knowing nothing about it.
—Bill Conerly, Forbes, 5 May 2023
The lawsuits portray Yao as presiding over a museum rife with comments and actions that made women ill at ease.
—Thomas Floyd, Washington Post, 20 Apr. 2023
But still, many of us are ill at ease.
—Your Fat Friend, SELF, 16 Apr. 2021
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“Ill at ease.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ill%20at%20ease. Accessed 2 Oct. 2024.
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