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uneasy

Dictionary definition · uneasy

adjective

  1. lacking a sense of security or affording no ease or reassurance"farmers were uneasy until rain finally came"
  2. lacking or not affording physical or mental rest"a restless night"
  3. causing or fraught with or showing anxiety"spent an anxious night waiting for the test results"
  4. socially uncomfortable; unsure and constrained in manner"awkward and reserved at parties"
  5. relating to bodily unease that causes discomfort

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).