Unease — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

physical discomfort (as mild sickness or depression)

the trait of seeming ill at ease

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ʌnˈiːz/

🇬🇧British English

/ʌnˈiːz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ʌnˈiːz/

2 syllables Say it as /ʌnˈiːz/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

disquiet uneasiness malaise

Word Forms

uneasy	adjective	relating to bodily unease that causes discomfort
disquiet	verb	disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Unbehagen

körperliche Beschwerden (wie leichte Übelkeit oder Depression)

🇫🇷French

malaise

inconfort physique (comme une légère maladie ou une dépression)

🇪🇸Spanish

malestar

malestar físico (como enfermedad leve o depresión)

🇮🇹Italian

disagio

disagio fisico (come lieve malessere o depressione)

🇳🇱Dutch

onbehagen

lichamelijk ongemak (zoals milde ziekte of depressie)

🇵🇹Portuguese

desconforto

desconforto físico (como doença leve ou depressão)

🇷🇺Russian

беспокойство

физический дискомфорт (как легкое недомогание или депрессия)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

असहजता

शारीरिक परेशानी (हल्की बीमारी या अवसाद के रूप में)

🇧🇩Bengali

অস্বস্তি

শারীরিক অস্বস্তি (হালকা অসুস্থতা বা বিষণ্নতা হিসাবে)

🇮🇳Tamil

அமைதியின்மை

உடல் அசௌகரியம் (லேசான நோய் அல்லது மனச்சோர்வு)

🇮🇳Telugu

అశాంతి

శారీరక అసౌకర్యం (తేలికపాటి అనారోగ్యం లేదా నిరాశ వంటి)

🇮🇳Marathi

अस्वस्थता

शारीरिक अस्वस्थता (सौम्य आजार किंवा नैराश्य म्हणून)

🇮🇳Gujarati

અસ્વસ્થતા

શારીરિક અગવડતા (હળવી માંદગી અથવા હતાશા તરીકે)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಶಾಂತಿ

ದೈಹಿಕ ಅಸ್ವಸ್ಥತೆ (ಸೌಮ್ಯ ಕಾಯಿಲೆ ಅಥವಾ ಖಿನ್ನತೆಯಂತೆ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

അസ്വസ്ഥത

ശാരീരിക അസ്വാസ്ഥ്യം (മിതമായ അസുഖം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ വിഷാദം പോലെ)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬੇਚੈਨੀ

ਸਰੀਰਕ ਬੇਅਰਾਮੀ (ਹਲਕੀ ਬਿਮਾਰੀ ਜਾਂ ਉਦਾਸੀ ਵਜੋਂ)

🇵🇰Urdu

بے چینی

جسمانی تکلیف (ہلکی بیماری یا افسردگی کے طور پر)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

不安

身体不适（如轻度疾病或抑郁）

🇯🇵Japanese

不安

身体的不快感（軽度の病気やうつ病など）

🇰🇷Korean

불안

신체적 불편함(경미한 질병이나 우울증 등)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

khó chịu

khó chịu về thể chất (như bệnh nhẹ hoặc trầm cảm)

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่สบายใจ

ความรู้สึกไม่สบายทางกายภาพ (เช่น ความเจ็บป่วยเล็กน้อยหรือภาวะซึมเศร้า)

🇮🇩Indonesian

kegelisahan

ketidaknyamanan fisik (seperti penyakit ringan atau depresi)

🇵🇭Filipino

pagkabalisa

pisikal na kakulangan sa ginhawa (bilang banayad na sakit o depresyon)

🇲🇾Malay

rasa gelisah

ketidakselesaan fizikal (sebagai penyakit ringan atau kemurungan)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

عدم الارتياح

الانزعاج الجسدي (مثل المرض الخفيف أو الاكتئاب)

🇮🇷Persian

ناراحتی

ناراحتی فیزیکی (به عنوان بیماری خفیف یا افسردگی)

🇹🇷Turkish

huzursuzluk

Fiziksel rahatsızlık (hafif hastalık veya depresyon gibi)

🇮🇱Hebrew

אי נחת

אי נוחות פיזית (כמו מחלה קלה או דיכאון)

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