Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary - uneasy

1. If you are uneasy, you feel anxious, afraid, or embarrassed, because you think that something is wrong or that there is danger. He looked uneasy and refused to answer questions... I had an uneasy feeling that he was going to spoil it. = uncomfortable ADJ • uneasily Meg shifted uneasily on her chair... He laughed uneasily... ADV: usu ADV after v, also ADV adj • uneasiness With a small degree of uneasiness, he pushed it open and stuck his head inside. N-UNCOUNT 2. If you are uneasy about doing something, you are not sure that it is correct or wise. Richard was uneasy about how best to approach his elderly mother... ADJ: usu v-link ADJ about n • uneasiness I felt a great uneasiness about meeting her again. N-UNCOUNT 3. If you describe a situation or relationship as uneasy, you mean that the situation is not settled and may not last. (JOURNALISM) An uneasy calm has settled over Los Angeles... The uneasy alliance between these two men offered a glimmer of hope... ADJ: usu ADJ n • uneasily ...a country whose component parts fit uneasily together. ADV: usu ADV after v, also ADV adj