uneasiness
noun
- state of being uneasy, nervous or restless
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ʌnˈiːzinəs/
noun
Etymology: From uneasy + -ness.
- The state of being uneasy, nervous or restless.
“Although the Celebrity was almost impervious to sarcasm, he was now beginning to exhibit visible signs of uneasiness, the consciousness dawning upon him that his eccentricity was not receiving the ovation it merited.”
- An anxious state of mind; anxiety.
“Finding that the afternoon coach was gone, and finding that his uneasiness grew into positive alarm, as obstacles came in his way, he resolved to follow in a post-chaise.”