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ill at ease

Word definitions for ill at ease in dictionaries

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Ill at Ease is the debut album by punk rock band The Methadones .

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Ease \Ease\ ([=e]z), n. [OE. ese, eise, F. aise; akin to Pr. ais, aise, OIt. asio, It. agio; of uncertain origin; cf. L. ansa handle, occasion, opportunity. Cf. Agio , Disease .] Satisfaction; pleasure; hence, accommodation; entertainment. [Obs.] They him ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. 1 anxious; unsure; uneasy 2 uncomfortable

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
adj. not at ease socially; unsure and constrained in manner; "awkward and reserved at parties"; "ill at ease among eddies of people he didn't know"; "was always uneasy with strangers" [syn: awkward , ill at ease(p) , uneasy ]

Usage examples of ill at ease.

He glanced at Kthaara, who was looking ill at ease, and smiled faintly.

Viktor was stiffly ill at ease at first, eyes always on Marie-Claude and Jake Lundy to see if there was any visible affection going on between them.

Clis hustled out, pale and obviously ill at ease in a confrontation.

It was on a crag in the dark wooded mountains, and the region was so shunned by the country folk that normal people could not help feeling ill at ease.

All unversed in tavern ways was the magnificent Gonzaga, and he who at court, in ballroom or in antechamber, was a very mirror of all the graces of a courtier, felt awkward here and ill at ease.

It seemed to Blundy that every time he came home Hans Horeger was there before him, sitting under that dumb piece of scrimshaw on the wall, sipping wine with Murra and looking ill at ease when Murra's husband turned up.

She shifted in her seat and fidgeted and played with her silverware, looking awkward and ill at ease.

Adele was obliged to sit between my legs, but she was ill at ease.

You were both stiff, awkward, ill at ease, reserved, even truculent.

He felt ill at ease, despite the spirit of lighthearted gaiety that ruled the day.