[syn: restlessness, uneasiness, queasiness]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Uneasiness \Un*eas"i*ness\, n.
1. The quality or state of being uneasy; restlessness;
disquietude; anxiety.
[1913 Webster]
2. The quality of making uneasy; discomfort; as, the
uneasiness of the road. [Obs.] -- Bp. Burnet.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
uneasiness
n 1: feelings of anxiety that make you tense and irritable [syn:
edginess, uneasiness, inquietude, disquietude]
2: physical discomfort (as mild sickness or depression) [syn:
malaise, unease, uneasiness]
3: embarrassment deriving from the feeling that others are
critically aware of you [syn: self-consciousness,
uneasiness, uncomfortableness]
4: the trait of seeming ill at ease [syn: disquiet, unease,
uneasiness]
5: inability to rest or relax or be still [syn: restlessness,
uneasiness, queasiness]