Antonyms for ill at ease


Grammar : Adj
Spell : il
Phonetic Transcription : ɪl


Definition of ill at ease

Origin :
  • c.1200, "morally evil" (other 13c. senses were "malevolent, hurtful, unfortunate, difficult"), from Old Norse illr "ill, bad," of unknown origin. Not related to evil. Main modern sense of "sick, unhealthy, unwell" is first recorded mid-15c., probably related to Old Norse idiom "it is bad to me." Slang inverted sense of "very good, cool" is 1980s. As a noun, "something evil," from mid-13c.
  • adj not feeling at ease

Synonyms for ill at ease

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