uneasiness

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun feelings of anxiety that make you tense and irritable
  2. noun physical discomfort (as mild sickness or depression)
  3. noun embarrassment deriving from the feeling that others are critically aware of you

Etymology

From uneasy + -ness.

In classic literature

Synonyms

edginess, inquietude, disquietude

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