/ ʌnˈiːzi; NAmE / adjective
1.
uneasy (about sth / about doing sth) feeling worried or unhappy about a particular situation, especially because you think that sth bad or unpleasant may happen or because you are not sure that what you are doing is right
SYN anxious :
an uneasy laugh
He was beginning to feel distinctly uneasy about their visit.
She felt uneasy about leaving the children with them.
➡ note at worried
2.
not certain to last; not safe or settled :
an uneasy peace
The two sides eventually reached an uneasy compromise.
3.
that does not enable you to relax or feel comfortable :
She woke from an uneasy sleep to find the house empty.
4.
used to describe a mixture of two things, feelings, etc. that do not go well together :
an uneasy mix of humour and violence
Old farmhouses and new villas stood together in uneasy proximity.
► un·eas·ily / ʌnˈiːzɪli; NAmE / adverb :
I wondered uneasily what he was thinking.
She shifted uneasily in her chair.
His socialist views sit uneasily with his huge fortune.