QUEASINESS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Inability to rest or relax or be still

Synonyms:

queasiness; restlessness; uneasiness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("queasiness" is a kind of...):

nervousness (a sensitive or highly strung temperament)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "queasiness"):

jactation; jactitation ((pathology) extremely restless tossing and twitching usually by a person with a severe illness)

Derivation:

queasy (causing or fraught with or showing anxiety)

Meaning:

A mild state of nausea

Synonyms:

qualm; queasiness; squeamishness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("queasiness" is a kind of...):

nausea; sickness (the state that precedes vomiting)

Derivation:

queasy (feeling nausea; feeling about to vomit)