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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
A feeling or state of uneasiness; a lack of comfort or surety; discomfort or anxiousness..
Alarm brought Bradly over to glare down at Podson, bristling up his beard at him. Podson glanced at Bradly, and away from him, and rasped his shoulder-blades; manifesting these symptoms of ill-ease over a spiritual quandary.
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Ill-ease means A feeling or state of uneasiness; a lack of comfort or surety; discomfort or anxiousness..
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Alarm brought Bradly over to glare down at Podson, bristling up his beard at him. Podson glanced at Bradly, and away from him, and rasped his shoulder-blades; manifesting these symptoms of ill-ease over a spiritual quandary.
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