Ill at ease
Idiom / PhraseSSC PYQ × 6Feel uncomfortable or worried in a situation
किसी परिस्थिति में चिंतित या असहज महसूस करना
Radhika felt ill at ease on her first day at the new office.
He looked ill at ease during the interview.
Daily use: Naye logon ke beech wo thoda ill at ease lag raha tha.
Ill = बीमार, ease = आराम। सावधान-विश्राम वाला 'at ease' याद कीजिए। जो विश्राम की हालत में भी बीमार-सा दिखे, वह ill at ease है: असहज और चिंतित।
Ill means sick and ease means rest. Think of the drill command 'At ease!' A person who looks unwell even while standing at ease is ill at ease: uncomfortable and worried.
बहुत पूछा गया; answer 'असहज / चिंतित' है। 'At ease', 'relaxed' उल्टे और 'uneasy' same option है।
Asked often; the answer is 'uncomfortable or worried'. 'At ease' and 'relaxed' are opposite options, and 'uneasy' is a matching one.