ill at ease meaning?

Question

What's the meaning of "ill at ease" idiom? Please give me some examples!

Answer 1

 

Idiom Conjugations:

 

Answer 2

Gerund Form of the Idiom:

Being ill at ease can cause a person to be nervous.
 

Answer 3

Idiom Usage:

Alternate form:

"to feel ill at ease"

 

Answer 4

Idiom Scenario 2:

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It is a big day for Elizabeth.  Her boss had assigned her to give a talk about workplace safety.  Elizabeth is standing on a stage in front of the one hundred employees of the company where she works.  Elizabeth does not like to speak in public and is...

feeling a little ill at ease.

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Idiom Scenario 1:

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Steve is visiting his ex-girlfriend Barbara.  Barbara's new boyfriend, Stewart, is also visiting.  Steve has come to talk to Barbara about why their relationship ended.  Steve explains to Barbara that he is a homosexual and has only recently come out of the closet.  Steve explains that that is probably one of the reasons their relationship did not work.  Poor Stewart is sitting next to Barbara and he is...

ill at ease

 at being a part of the conversation.  Stewart is nervous and a little agitated and is thinking that he should just excuse himself.

Answer 6

Idiom Definition:

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"to be ill at ease"

to be uncomfortable
to be uneasy about a situation or circumstance
 

Synonyms:
anxious, apprehensive, awkward, discomfited, disquieted, disturbed, doubtful, edgy, faltering, fidgety, hesitant, insecure, nervous, restless, self-conscious, shy, suspicious, tense, uncomfortable, uneasy, unrelaxed, unsettled, unsure