unease

unease
noun
ADJECTIVE
considerable, deep, great, growing, profound
certain, some, vague

She felt a vague unease.

slight
general, public
VERB + UNEASE
feel
express, show

They expressed their deep unease about the lack of security arrangements.

hide

I smiled to hide my unease.

sense

He sensed a certain unease in her.

cause, create, generate
UNEASE + VERB
grow
PREPOSITION
unease about, unease at, unease over

Many felt unease about the methods used.

unease with

his unease with the situation

PHRASES
a feeling of unease, a sense of unease, a source of unease

He looked in vain for the source of his unease.


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