ill at ease
ill at ease · more ill at ease · most ill at ease
незграбний, незручний
неловкий, неуклюжий, неудобный
umständlich, peinlich, unangenehm
Anxious; unsure; uneasyAnxious; unsure; uneasy.
» I feel ill at ease with her.
Meaning
2 sensesAnxious; unsure; uneasy.
Uncomfortable.
socially uncomfortable; unsure and constrained in manner
Examples
21 sentencesI feel ill at ease with her.
The students were ill at ease before the exam.
I saw at once that he was ill at ease.
I always felt ill at ease in my father's company.
She is very nervous and is always ill at ease.
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
Compare to malaise, a similar formation from French.Compare to malaise, a similar formation from French.
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Forms
more ill at ease, most ill at ease| Comparative | more ill at ease Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most ill at ease Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
2 synonymsWord family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form