anxiety vs uneasiness

uneasiness vs anxiety

anxiety and uneasiness both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
anxiety	Yes	No	No	No
uneasiness	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, uneasiness is a hyponym of anxiety; that is, uneasiness is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than anxiety:

anxiety: a vague unpleasant emotion that is experienced in anticipation of some (usually ill-defined) misfortune
uneasiness: feelings of anxiety that make you tense and irritable

Other hyponyms of anxiety include discomfiture, discomposure, disconcertion, disconcertment, trouble, worry, care, concern, fear, anxiousness, disquiet, insecurity, disquietude, edginess, inquietude, sinking, sinking feeling, misgiving, qualm, scruple, jitteriness, jumpiness, nervousness, restiveness, angst.

anxiety (noun)	uneasiness (noun)
a vague unpleasant emotion that is experienced in anticipation of some (usually ill-defined) misfortune	inability to rest or relax or be still
(psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic	the trait of seeming ill at ease
	embarrassment deriving from the feeling that others are critically aware of you
	feelings of anxiety that make you tense and irritable
	physical discomfort (as mild sickness or depression)

Difference between anxiety and uneasiness

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