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What is another word for ill at ease?

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Showing or feeling insecurity or uncertainty

Feeling or showing embarrassment

Feeling irritable, bad-tempered, or grumpy

Socially awkward in nature

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Showing or feeling insecurity or uncertainty

like a cat on a hot tin roof

like a cat on hot bricks

in a state of agitation

afraid

neurotic

like a fish out of water

having butterflies in the stomach

with one's stomach in knots

with your heart in your mouth

lacking social skills

discomforted

tongue-tied

like one doesn't belong

lacking self-confidence

shaking in one's shoes

terrorized^US

frightened out of your wits

weak

scared out of your wits

terrorised^UK

waiting for the axe to fall

paralysed with fear^UK

traumatized^US

agonized^US

paralyzed with fear^US

agonised^UK

racked with suffering

traumatised^UK

waiting with bated breath

fearfully anticipating

apprehensively expecting

having a funny feeling

in fear and trepidation

very scared

pushing the panic button

lacking in confidence

at the end of your tether

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“The three bleary-eyed women did not see the beauty in the brightening when they looked up at the sky and only felt ill at ease when they did.”

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Feeling or showing embarrassment

dishonored^US

dishonoured^UK

nervous

self-conscious

red-faced

put out of countenance

shown-up

caught with egg on your face

not know where to put yourself

wishing the earth would swallow one up

with egg on one's face

with one's tail between one's legs

conscience-stricken

in sackcloth and ashes

crestfallen

abased

cheapened

stigmatized^US

stigmatised^UK

made to eat humble pie

blush to think of

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Feeling irritable, bad-tempered, or grumpy

cavilling^UK

caviling^US

ill-humored^US

like a bear with a sore head

as cross as two sticks

having got out of bed the wrong side

having got out of bed on the wrong side

having a fit of the sulks

humourless^UK

humorless^US

have chip on shoulder

sombre^UK

somber^US

with all guns blazing

beside yourself with rage

apt to fly off the handle

got up on wrong side of bed

having a chip on one's shoulder

antagonized^US

antagonised^UK

scandalized^US

scandalised^UK

criticizing^US

criticising^UK

gray^US

grey^UK

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Adjective

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Socially awkward in nature

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What is another word for ill at ease?

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