Reverse Dictionary: UNEASY

ADJECTIVES
► ALL-OVERISH physically or mentally uneasy; apprehensive → 1833 Amer. dial.
► AT NESTLE restless, fidgety, in a state of excitement or uneasiness → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► BUSY solicitous, concerned; anxious, uneasy, troubled; careful, attentive → a1000 obs.
► FANTOD fidgety, restless, uneasy → 1887
► FEARED apprehensive, having an uneasy foreboding → 1440 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
► FIDGY uneasy → 1900 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► FUDGY fretful, irritable, uneasy → 1819
► HANKERSOME uneasy, discontented, envious → 1880 Eng. dial.
► ITCHETY uneasy → 1930 Amer. dial.
► LIKE A CAT IN A STRANGE GARRET wary, timorous, not at ease → 1996 Amer. dial. (Bk.)
► LIKE A ONE-LEGGED MAN AT AN ARSE-KICKER’S PARTY ill at ease, uncomfortable, uneasy → 1999 Aust. sl. (Bk.)
► MAIZY ► MAZEY ► MAZY wandering, uneasy, unsettled; semi-conscious, wandering in one’s mind → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► MAZE mad, crazy, lunatic; uneasy, over-anxious → 1842 Eng. dial.
► MAZED fidgety, uneasy, over-anxious; fretful → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► MISEASY miserable; wretched; uneasy; uncomfortable → c1290 obs.
► NERVY nervous, uneasy → 1891
► ON THE ANXIOUS BENCH ► SITTING ON THE ANXIOUS BENCH in a state of anxiety or uneasiness → 1839 Amer. dial.
► ON THE ANXIOUS SEAT ► SITTING ON THE ANXIOUS SEAT in a state of anxiety or uneasiness → 1839 Amer. dial.
► THOUGHT-SICK sick from thinking; sick with anxiety; uneasy with sad reflections; sad, sorrowful, melancholy → 1598 obs.
► UNRESTFUL restless, uneasy → 1895 Eng. dial.
► UNRESTLESS restless, uneasy → 1901 Eng. dial.
► UNRESTY adj. unquiet, full of unrest, restless, uneasy, troublesome → a1340 obs. exc. Sc.
► WAFUR uneasy → 1905 Ireland (Bk.)
► WHIGGISH seditious, restless, uneasy → 1899 sl. (Bk.)

ADVERBS
► FEARFULLY in a state of apprehension or uneasiness; anxiously; cautiously, with hesitation → 1586 obs.

NOUNS
► ABDABS, THE a condition of anxiety; uneasiness, nervousness → 1946 UK sl.
► ALLOVER a feeling of unease or illness that extends throughout one’s body → M19 sl.
► ALL-OVERS, THE a state of nervousness or unease → 1870 sl., chiefly US
► ANNEY uneasiness, interruption → 1795 obs. (Bk.)
► ANNOIE hindrance, molestation, uneasiness → 1795 obs. (Bk.)
► BUSINESS anxiety, solicitude, care; distress, uneasiness → a1000 obs.
► CREEPS, THE a feeling of repugnance or fear; the unease felt in the presence of a ‘creepy’ person or in a spooky place; a feeling of horror caused by something uncanny → 1879 sl.
► DUCK-FIT a state or fit of excitement, impatience, or uneasiness; a tantrum → 1903 Amer. dial.
► DYSPHORIA a state or condition marked by feelings of unease or discomfort; dissatisfaction, restlessness, suffering → 1842
► EEBIE-JEEBIES, THE feelings of uneasiness, apprehension, or nervousness; general feelings of discomfort → 1923 Amer. dial.
► FAKEMENT pain, uneasiness, distress → 1900 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► FANTOD ► FANTODS ► FANT-TODS a feeling of uneasiness; a feeling of depression → 1839 US sl.
► FIDGES, THE a feeling of uneasiness or nervousness; the creeps → 1934 Amer. dial.
► FIDGETS, THE a feeling of uneasiness or nervousness; the creeps → 1899 Amer. dial.
► FIDGIE-GIBBETS a feeling of uneasiness or nervousness; the creeps → 1970 Amer. dial.
► FREAKER an incident that causes someone to freak out or become uneasy → 2006 US students’ sl. (Bk.)
► GRUTCH ‘murmuring’ of the conscience; uneasiness or disturbance of mind; scruple, doubt, misgiving → 1509 obs.
► HABDABS, THE a condition of anxiety; uneasiness, nervousness → 1946 UK sl.
► HEEBIE-JEEBERS, THE ► HEEBIE-JEEBIES, THE ► HEEBY JEEBYS, THE ► HEEBY-JEEBIES, THE ► HIBBIE-JEEBIES, THE ► HIBBIE-JIBBIES, THE ► HIBBIES-JIBBIES, THE ► HIBBY JIBBYS, THE feelings of uneasiness, apprehension, or nervousness; general feelings of discomfort → 1923 Amer. dial.
► HEEBIES, THE ► HIBBIES, THE a state of nervousness or unease → 1923 sl., orig. US
► HIGH BIJEEBEES, THE feelings of uneasiness, apprehension, or nervousness; general feelings of discomfort → 1923 Amer. dial.
► ILL EASE discomfort, uneasiness → a1850
► JIGGERS feelings of uneasiness, anxiety, apprehension, or nervousness; general feelings of discomfort, illness, or vexation → 1966 Amer. dial.
► JIM-JAMS, THE a creepy feeling; the fidgets; a fit of depression; a state of nervousness or unease → 1896 colloq.
► JIMMIES, THE feelings of uneasiness, apprehension, or nervousness → 1928 Amer. dial.
► JITTERS, THE a state of nervousness or unease → 1929 sl.
► LARUM an uneasy condition → 1598 obs.
► MALEASE absence of ease; uneasiness, discomfort; inconvenience, annoyance; disquiet; distress, trouble → a1300 obs.
► NETTLE a state of uneasiness or impatience → 1723
► PADDY-NODDY perplexity, embarrassment; a state of agitation, uneasiness, and trouble → 19C Eng. dial.
► QUEERISHNESS an uneasy sensation → 1803 Sc.
► SAMUEL PEPYS ► SAMUELS a sense of uneasiness or distaste; a nervous feeling → 1980s rhyming sl. for ‘creeps’ (‘Pepys’ pronounced ‘peeps’)
► SCREAMERS, THE a state of nervousness or unease → 1948 sl.
► SCREAMING ABDABS, THE a condition of anxiety; uneasiness, nervousness → 1946 UK sl.
► SHAKES, THE a state of nervousness or unease → 1837 sl.
► SKEEVERS feelings of uneasiness, apprehension, or excessive nervousness → 1930 Amer. dial.
► SKEEVIES feelings of uneasiness, apprehension, or excessive nervousness → 1994 Amer. dial.
► UNAISEMENT an uneasy state → 1905 N. Ireland (Bk.)
► UNEASE an uneasy state; uneasiness → 1853 Sc. & Eng. dial.
► WANEASE uneasiness, vexation → a1500 Sc. obs.
► WHIM-WHAMS feelings of uneasiness, apprehension, or nervousness; a depressed or gloomy mood → 1931 Amer. dial.
► WILLIES, THE a state of nervousness or unease → 1896 sl., orig. US
► WILLY-NILLIES, THE feelings of uneasiness, apprehension, depression, or nervousness → 1965
► WIM-WAMS feelings of uneasiness, apprehension, or nervousness; a depressed or gloomy mood → 1931 Amer. dial.
► WIND-UP, THE a state of nervousness or unease → 1917 sl.
► WOOLLIES, THE feelings of uneasiness, apprehension, depression, or nervousness → 1965 Amer. dial.

NOUNS – PERSON
► ANXIOUS SEATER one who is on the ‘anxious bench’ (see phrases) → 1943 Amer. dial.
► FREAKER a freaked out person, one who is uneasy → 2006 US students’ sl. (Bk.)

PHRASES
► ON THE GRIDIRON in a state of torment, persecution, or great uneasiness → 1590

VERBS
► BEGRUNTLE to make uneasy → a1670 obs.
► FEAK ► FEEK to flutter, to be officiously busy about trifles, to be idle, to fidget; to be uneasy or anxious → 1775 Sc. & Eng. dial.
► FERRET ABOUT to move about restlessly; to fidget; to worry, to be uneasy → 1900 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► FIDGET to cause to be uneasy → 1898 Amer. dial.
► FIKE to trouble, to vex, to perplex, to make uneasy → 1798 Sc.
► FRIMICATE to be fretful or uneasy at trifles → 19C Eng. dial.
► GIVE SOMEONE THE SCREAMING HABDABS to make one nervous or uneasy → 1946 sl.
► GIVE SOMEONE THE WILLIES to make one nervous or uneasy → 1896 sl., orig. US
► HAVE SNAKES IN ONE’S BOOTS to be fidgety or uneasy; to have delirium tremens → 1876 Amer. sl.
► HAVE THE WILLIES to be nervous or uneasy → 1896
► KEEP A NESTLING to be restless and uneasy → c1696 sl.
► LASHOP to move about in an uneasy, restless, unsettled manner → 1902 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► NESTLE to be uneasy or restless; to fidget; to move or bustle about; to trifle → a1700 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
► QUALM to make sick or uneasy → 1884 Amer. dial.
► WHITTLE to fuss; to get uneasy; also, to pester, to tease → 1834 Amer. dial.
► WILCOX to sleepless and uneasy → 1916 Amer. dial. (Bk.)