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If it is widely assumed that the new President cannot move forward simply because of a narrow victory, there can easily develop a sense of unease and uncertainty, adversely affecting every sector of American society, our economy and the perception of other nations.
Richard V. Allen

Meaning of "unease" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF UNEASE

unease  [ʌnˈiːz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF UNEASE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Unease is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES UNEASE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of unease in the English dictionary

The definition of unease in the dictionary is the quality of being anxious or apprehensive. Other definition of unease is the quality of being disturbed or discontented.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH UNEASE


Chinese
tʃaɪˈniːz
classes
ˈklæsiːz
dieses
ˈdaɪəsiːz
diplomatese
ˌdɪpləmætˈiːz
disease
dɪˈziːz
ease
iːz
expertise
ˌɛkspɜːˈtiːz
Faeroese
ˌfɛərəʊˈiːz
Faroese
ˌfɛərəʊˈiːz
Genoese
ˌdʒɛnəʊˈiːz
he´s
hiːz
Japanese
ˌdʒæpəˈniːz
keys
kiːz
mentalese
ˌmɛntəlˈiːz
mise
miːz
misease
ˌmɪsˈiːz
Pekingese
ˌpiːkɪŋˈiːz
please
pliːz
Tongkingese
ˌtɒŋkɪŋˈiːz
Tonkinese
ˌtɒnkɪnˈiːz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE UNEASE

uneager
uneagerly
uneared
unearmarked
unearned
unearned income
unearned increment
unearth
unearthliness
unearthly
uneasily
uneasiness
uneasy
uneatable
uneatableness
uneaten
uneath
uneccentric
uneclipsed
unecological

WORDS THAT END LIKE UNEASE

Alzheimer´s disease
at ease
cease
cost-of-living increase
crease
decrease
grease
heart disease
increase
infectious disease
kidney disease
lease
news release
on the increase
prerelease
press release
release
striptease
tease
yes please

Synonyms and antonyms of unease in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «UNEASE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «unease» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of unease

Translation of «unease» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF UNEASE

Find out the translation of unease to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of unease from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «unease» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

不安
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

malestar
570 millions of speakers

English

unease
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

unease
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

القلق
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

беспокойство
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

desconforto
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অস্বস্তি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

malaise
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

tidak senang
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Unbehagen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

不安
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

불안
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Unease
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

khó chịu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அமைதியின்மை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अस्वस्थता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

huzursuzluk
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

disagio
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

niepokój
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

неспокій
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

neliniște
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ανησυχία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ongemak
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

oro
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

uro
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of unease

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «UNEASE»

The term «unease» is regularly used and occupies the 56.163 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «UNEASE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «unease» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «unease» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about unease

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10 QUOTES WITH «UNEASE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word unease.
1
Richard V. Allen
If it is widely assumed that the new President cannot move forward simply because of a narrow victory, there can easily develop a sense of unease and uncertainty, adversely affecting every sector of American society, our economy and the perception of other nations.
2
Julian Baggini
Many people are never happier than when they get the opportunity to complain, while others are deeply unhappy with how things are but just accept the fact. Complaint occurs when we refuse to accept that things are wrong and we do something about it, even if that something is simply articulating our unease.
3
Steve Coogan
I've always been drawn to discomfort and that limbo of unease you get between comedy and tragedy. Making people laugh one moment and the next making them feel really uncomfortable.
4
Steve Coogan
I've always been drawn to discomfort and that limbo of unease you get between comedy and tragedy.
5
Tim Crouch
Unease is not an emotion I get often in the theatre, and I like it.
6
Sarah Lacy
As smartphones have allowed us to have our computers, emails, social media feeds, and a full surveillance system in our pockets at all times, stories of the law enforcement's unease with that have been popping up in the press. And of course, the ones that become viral videos aren't exactly flattering for law enforcement.
7
Ben Okri
The fact of storytelling hints at a fundamental human unease, hints at human imperfection. Where there is perfection there is no story to tell.
8
George Packer
Much of the international unease with the Sochi Games has focused on the threat of terrorism, Putin's domestic repressiveness, and the Russian campaign of anti-gay propaganda.
9
Jeremy Renner
People find themselves in ruts all the time. You're in a complacent lifestyle where you work 9 to 5 and then you add a mortgage and kids. You feel trapped, but guess what, brother? You constructed that life. If you're OK with it, there's nothing wrong with that. But if you've got unease, then you've got to make a change.
10
David Sanborn
Well, I guess my unease with that is... I'm always a little uneasy with that phrase - smooth jazz, as opposed to what?

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UNEASE»

Discover the use of unease in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to unease and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Tales of Unease
The vicar, Dr Primrose, his six daughters and wife Deborah form an Arcadian picture of affectionate family life.
Arthur Conan Doyle, David Stuart Davies, 2000
2
The Politics of Unease in the Plays of John Fletcher
In examining the sources of this unease, Gordon McMullan rejects centralizing approaches and focuses instead on the social and political tensions - between London and the country, England and the colonies, women and men - that motivate the ...
Gordon McMullan, 1994
3
The Pool of Unease
The scream – female, high-pitched, terrified, breathless, a wordless, formless, plea for mercy – arrived from silence and was cut off, abruptly strangled, leaving a gurgling echo in its airy wake .
Catherine Sampson, 2011
4
The Politics of Ethnicity in Settler Societies: States of Unease
"In this wide-ranging work of comparative and historical sociology, David Pearson examines ethnic politics in Australia, Canada and New Zealand, using Britain and the United States as contrasting case studies.
David Pearson, 2001
5
The New Uncanny: Tales of Unease
In 1919 Sigmund Freud published an essay that delved deep into the tradition of horror writing and claimed to understand one of its darkest tricks.
Sarah Eyre, Ra Page, 2009
6
Making Film and Television Histories: Australia and New Zealand
The documentary Cinema of Unease: A PersonalJourney by Sam Neill (1995) was written and directed by Sam Neill and Judy Rymer and presented by Sam Neill. Cinema of Unease, as it is popularly called, is part of the British Film Institute's ...
James E. Bennett, Rebecca Beirne, 2011
7
Duty Bound: Responsibility and American Public Life
Locke therefore thinks of desire as uneasiness, just as pain is uneasiness.2'' Unease is a way to grasp the sensation and movement of desire as it pushes or impels us, without needing to ground desire in its object. Pleasures as accretions of ...
Mark Blitz, 2005
8
The Words of Selves: Identification, Solidarity, Irony
Linguistic. unease. The I of each is to the I of each a kind of fretful speech which sets a limit on itselh MARIANNE MOORE1 A confession. I've long been nursing a shapeless suspicion that there's a particular guilt, associated both with writing ...
Denise Riley, 2000
9
The age of unease: government and reform in Britain, 1782-1832
This is a detailed analytical narrative covering the period between the constitutional crisis of 1782-84 and the passing of the Great Reform Act.
Michael J. Turner, 2000
10
Advanced Vocabulary in Context
Above all else, Prof Ludwig highlights “psychological unease”, as ______ from mental illness. “This is ______ important because ______ past studies that have talked about mental illness, I talk about the sense of unease that ______ the gap  ...
Donald Watson, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UNEASE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term unease is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Black Americans grapple with unease in wake of Charleston shooting
As he tugged open the plywood door to his newsstand Saturday morning, Charles Tone turned to one of his customers with a question. "How can they forgive ... «Los Angeles Times, Jun 15»
2
Rise of Far-Right Party in Denmark Reflects Europe's Unease
LONDON — The surprisingly strong showing in elections on Thursday of Denmark's anti-immigration, anti-Brussels Danish People's Party has underlined a ... «New York Times, Jun 15»
3
'There is a small bit of unease' - Dara O'Cinneide looks ahead to …
Kerry legend Dara O'Cinneide admits there is some "unease" in the Kingdom ahead of their All-Ireland title defence. Eamonn Fitzmaurice's side get their ... «Newstalk 106-108 fm, Jun 15»
4
The Great Unease
This state crept up on them. How such unease came about, who willed it and with what design, was not quite clear, but it must, they thought, have something to ... «New York Times, May 15»
5
World War II and the Origins of American Unease
We are at the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe. That victory did not usher in an era of universal peace. Rather, it introduced a new ... «STRATFOR, May 15»
6
Farmers greet new phosphorus rules with unease
After three years and five attempts at writing new fertilizer regulations for farmers, Maryland officials struck a compromise this spring between the state's ... «Delmarva Daily Times, May 15»
7
China's nuclear submarines in Gulf of Aden could cause unease
Military analysts said the deployment would cause unease among China's neighbours. Beijing may deploy more vessels to far-flung regions as it broadens its ... «Economic Times, Apr 15»
8
Unease in Denver following neighborhood shootings
Colorado Springs News, Sports & Business. Unease in Denver following neighborhood shootings. Associated Press • Updated: April 28, 2015 at 7:37 am. × ... «Colorado Springs Gazette, Apr 15»
9
Unease over police trial of hi-tech DNA machines amid fears that …
Police forces across the UK are trialling technology that allows officers to analyse DNA samples in custody suites, amid fears that civil liberties could be infringed ... «The Independent, Apr 15»
10
Sinosteel iron ore mine closure fuels unease in WA Mid West …
The rapid decline of iron ore has been blamed for a mine closure in the Mid West which has cost 110 jobs and fuelled unease in the region. Sinosteel Midwest ... «ABC Online, Apr 15»

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