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“uneasiness” in Latin

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

uneasiness
pavor (the uneasiness of a person in fear, of a coward, of one terrified): sollicitudo (uneasiness on account of an evil threatening from a distance): trepidatio (restlessness of body as a sign of uneasiness): timor (uneasy fear of anything): aestus (great uneasiness, anxious embarrassment): ☞ inquietudo late (Sen.). Full of uneasiness, anxius; trepidans or trepidus; sollicitus: to suffer much uneasiness, angore cruciari: to cause uneasiness to anybody, anxiis curis implore alicujus animum; sollicitudinem alicui struere; trepidationem alicui injicere.

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What is the Latin word for uneasiness?
The usual Latin words for “uneasiness” are pavor, sollicitūdō, trepidātiō; also timor, aestus, ānxius. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.