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Uneasiness

The quality or state of being uneasy; restlessness; disquietude; anxiety.

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Anxiety 76% connected

Concern or solicitude respecting some thing or event, future or uncertain, which disturbs the mind, and keeps it in a state of painful uneasiness.

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Discomfort 76% connected

To discourage; to deject.

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Discomposure 76% connected

The state of being discomposed; disturbance; disorder; agitation; perturbation.

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Embarrassment 76% connected

A state of being embarrassed; perplexity; impediment to freedom of action; entanglement; hindrance; confusion or discomposure of mind, as from not kn…

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Nervousness 76% connected

State or quality of being nervous.

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Jactation 76% connected

A throwing or tossing of the body; a shaking or agitation.

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Jactitation 76% connected

Vain boasting or assertions repeated to the prejudice of another's right; false claim.

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Edgy 74% connected

Easily irritated; sharp; as, an edgy temper.

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Edgy 74% connected

Easily irritated; sharp; as, an edgy temper.

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Restless 74% connected

Never resting; unquiet; uneasy; continually moving; as, a restless child.

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Restless 74% connected

Never resting; unquiet; uneasy; continually moving; as, a restless child.

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Uncomfortable 74% connected

Feeling discomfort; uneasy; as, to be uncomfortable on account of one's position.

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Uncomfortable 74% connected

Feeling discomfort; uneasy; as, to be uncomfortable on account of one's position.

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Uneasy 74% connected

Not easy; difficult.

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Uneasy 74% connected

Not easy; difficult.

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Synonym 6

Disquiet 92% connected

Deprived of quiet; impatient; restless; uneasy.

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Inquietude 92% connected

Disturbed state; uneasiness either of body or mind; restlessness; disquietude.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Malaise 92% connected

An indefinite feeling of uneasiness, or of being sick or ill at ease.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Queasiness 92% connected

The state of being queasy; nausea; qualmishness; squeamishness.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Self-consciousness 92% connected

The quality or state of being self-conscious.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Unease 92% connected

Want of ease; uneasiness.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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