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Definition of unease noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

unease

noun

NAmE//ʌnˈiz//

(also uneasiness

NAmE//ʌnˈizinəs//

) [uncountable, singular]

the feeling of being worried or unhappy about something synonym anxiety a deep feeling/sense of unease There was a growing unease about their involvement in the war. He was unable to hide his unease at the way the situation was developing.

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