Difference between Uneasy and Tense

What is the difference between Uneasy and Tense?

Uneasy as an adjective is not easy; difficult. while Tense as an adjective is showing signs of stress or strain; not relaxed.

Uneasy

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Not easy; difficult. Restless; disturbed by pain, anxiety, or the like; disquieted; perturbed. Not easy in manner; constrained; stiff; awkward; not graceful; as, an uneasy deportment. Occasioning want of ease; constraining; cramping; disagreeable; unpleasing.

Example sentence: When you come to Germany as a Jew you have an uneasy feeling, but I've always felt okay in Berlin.

Tense

Part of speech: noun

Definition: Any of the forms of a verb which distinguish when an action or state of being occurs or exists. The basic tenses in English are present, past and future. English also has perfect tenses (present perfect, past perfect and future perfect) and progressive tenses.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To make or become tense.

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Showing signs of stress or strain; not relaxed.Pulled taut, without any slack.

Example sentence: The mist was so challenging and the winds hit me, definitely more than I expected. It was definitely those winds, you can't re-enact them, you can't recreate them. Then my forearms started to tense up and you feel like running.

We hope you now know whether to use Uneasy or Tense in your sentence.

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