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English adjective: ill at ease

1. ill at ease socially uncomfortable; unsure and constrained in manner


SamplesAwkward and reserved at parties.
Ill at ease among eddies of people he didn't know.
Was always uneasy with strangers.


Synonymsawkward, uneasy


Similaruncomfortable


Antonymscomfortable









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