Unease is a vague feeling of anxiety. A sense of unease, growing unease, unease about the plan.
The vagueness is the point, since unease is what you feel before you can say why. It is milder than fear and more persistent than a moment's worry, and it is what a room can be full of.
1noununeaseA vague feeling of anxiety.
“There was a growing sense of unease in the town after the factory announced job cuts.”
unease is an anxiety.
Un-, not, plus ease, from Old French aise, comfort.
Middle English
unese
English, today
unease
From Middle English unese, equivalent to un- + ease. Compare disease.
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