unease

English

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

From Middle English unese, equivalent to un- +‎ ease. Compare disease.

Noun

unease (uncountable)

1. Trouble; misery; a feeling of disquiet or concern.

Synonyms

• disease, dis-ease
• uneasiness

Related terms

• uneasy

Translations

a feeling of disquiet or concern

• Irish: anacair f, anbhuain f
• Italian: inquietudine (it)
• Portuguese: inquietude (pt) f
• Spanish: inquietud (es) f, desasosiego (es) m, malestar (es) m, desazón (es), zozobra (es) f, intranquilidad (es) f
• Swedish: olust (sv), obehag (sv)

Etymology 2

From Middle English unesen, equivalent to un- +‎ ease.

Verb

unease (third-person singular simple present uneases, present participle uneasing, simple past and past participle uneased)

1. (transitive) To make uneasy or uncomfortable.
   • 1981, Donna Weiss, Jackie DeShannon (lyrics and music), “Bette Davis Eyes”, performed by Kim Carnes:

     And she'll tease you / She'll unease you / All the better just to please you

Derived terms

• uneased

Anagrams

• usneae