ill at ease

Other forms: iller at ease

Definitions of ill at ease
  1. adjective
    socially uncomfortable; unsure and constrained in manner
    “ill at ease among eddies of people he didn't know”
    synonyms: awkward, uneasy
    uncomfortable
    conducive to or feeling mental discomfort
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