Usage of "ill at ease"

Socially uncomfortable; unsure and constrained in manner.

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Usage of ill at ease in English

The concierge was evidently ill at ease; something was troubling him sorely. 
 The Clique of Gold 

He was ill at ease in the face of this peculiar tragedy. 
 Half a Rogue 

Spontini was evidently ill at ease on his seat in the orchestra. 
 My Life — Volume 1 

Yet Waitstill was ill at ease this afternoon; she hardly knew why. 
 The Story of Waitstill Baxter 

The mind is ill at ease when its companion has the colic. 
 Classic French Course in English 

The aides-de-camp were nervous, the Chairman apprehensive, the Committee ill at ease. 
 Cumner's Son and Other South Sea Folk — Volume 02 

He had never felt so ill at ease in all his life. 
 The Tale of Turkey Proudfoot / Slumber-Town Tales 

Neither was Mr. Monk ill at ease or ungraceful in his actions. 
 Alias the Lone Wolf 

Martin, usually the mildest-mannered man in Sussex, was obviously ill at ease. 
 The Postmaster's Daughter 

But in spite of his calmness, he too was ill at ease. 
 The Forsyte Saga, Volume I. / The Man Of Property 

For some reason the two men seemed ill at ease and tongue-tied. 
 The Velvet Glove 

Their bodies asked no questions that made him feel ill at ease. 
 Depths 

Feeling ill at ease in company is more common than you think. 
 The Irish Times 

And she was ill at ease and nervous and silent again yesterday. 
 The Three Cities Trilogy: Paris, Volume 4 

For some reason it made him ill at ease to see it. 
 The Night Horseman 

The world owes all its onward impulses to men ill at ease. 
 The House of the Seven Gables 

Meanings of ill at ease in English