Uneasiness

  • 31uneasy — 01. I felt a little [uneasy] asking my boss for the day off to watch my son at his hockey tournament, but he had no problem with it. 02. A feeling of [uneasiness] came over him as he entered the old, empty house. 03. She was obviously [uneasy]… …

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  • 32uncomfortableness — noun 1. the state of being tense and feeling pain • Syn: ↑discomfort • Ant: ↑comfort (for: ↑discomfort) • Derivationally related forms: ↑uncomfortable …

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  • 33Ail — ([=a]l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ailed} ([=a]ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Ailing}.] [OE. eilen, ailen, AS. eglan to trouble, pain; akin to Goth. us agljan to distress, agls troublesome, irksome, aglo, aglitha, pain, and prob. to E. awe. [root]3.] To affect …

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  • 34Ailed — Ail Ail ([=a]l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ailed} ([=a]ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Ailing}.] [OE. eilen, ailen, AS. eglan to trouble, pain; akin to Goth. us agljan to distress, agls troublesome, irksome, aglo, aglitha, pain, and prob. to E. awe. [root]3.]… …

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  • 35Ailing — Ail Ail ([=a]l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ailed} ([=a]ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Ailing}.] [OE. eilen, ailen, AS. eglan to trouble, pain; akin to Goth. us agljan to distress, agls troublesome, irksome, aglo, aglitha, pain, and prob. to E. awe. [root]3.]… …

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  • 36Anxieties — Anxiety Anx*i e*ty, n.; pl. {Anxieties}. [L. anxietas, fr. anxius: cf. F. anxi[ e]t[ e]. See {Anxious}.] 1. Concern or solicitude respecting some thing or event, future or uncertain, which disturbs the mind, and keeps it in a state of painful… …

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  • 37Anxiety — Anx*i e*ty, n.; pl. {Anxieties}. [L. anxietas, fr. anxius: cf. F. anxi[ e]t[ e]. See {Anxious}.] 1. Concern or solicitude respecting some thing or event, future or uncertain, which disturbs the mind, and keeps it in a state of painful uneasiness …

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  • 38Bill of pains and penalties — pain pain (p[=a]n), n. [OE. peine, F. peine, fr. L. poena, penalty, punishment, torment, pain; akin to Gr. poinh penalty. Cf. {Penal}, {Pine} to languish, {Punish}.] 1. Punishment suffered or denounced; suffering or evil inflicted as a punishment …

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  • 39Dissatisfaction — Dis*sat is*fac tion, n. The state of being dissatisfied, unsatisfied, or discontented; uneasiness proceeding from the want of gratification, or from disappointed wishes and expectations. [1913 Webster] The ambitious man has little happiness, but… …

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  • 40Inconvenience — In con*ven ience, n. [L. inconvenientia inconsistency: cf. OF. inconvenience.] [1913 Webster] 1. The quality or condition of being inconvenient; lack of convenience; unfitness; unsuitableness; inexpediency; awkwardness; as, the inconvenience of… …

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