word-vault/dist/data/cards/un/uneasy.json

A lightweight JavaScript package for English word definitions and collections.

{
    "term": "uneasy",
    "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "feeling worried or unhappy about a particular situation, especially because you think that something bad or unpleasant may happen or because you are not sure that what you are doing is right",
            "sensetop": "uneasy about somethinguneasy about doing something",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "an uneasy laugh"
                },
                {
                    "text": "His presence made her feel uneasy."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She had an uneasy feeling that something terrible was going to happen."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was beginning to feel distinctly uneasy about their visit.",
                    "contextForm": "uneasy about something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She felt uneasy about leaving the children with them.",
                    "contextForm": "uneasy about doing something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She always felt uneasy with her body shape."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We were starting to grow slightly uneasy."
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "anxious",
            "topics": ["Feelings"],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["appear", "be", "feel"],
                "adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"],
                "preposition": ["about", "with"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "not certain to last; not safe or settled",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "an uneasy peace"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The two sides eventually reached an uneasy compromise."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "that does not enable you to relax or feel comfortable",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She woke from an **uneasy sleep** to find the house empty."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They passed an uneasy night waiting for news from the hospital."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "used to describe a mixture of two things, feelings, etc. that do not go well together",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "an **uneasy mix** of humour and violence"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Old farmhouses and new villas stood together in uneasy proximity."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ʌnˈiːzi/",
                "audio": "un/uneasy/uneasy__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ʌnˈiːzi/",
                "audio": "un/uneasy/uneasy__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": null
}