Vocabulary

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不安(ふあん)な

B2 · Upper-intermediate Rare

Samraworld Dictionary

(1) Adjective
Anxious or fearful that something bad or unpleasant will happen.  Uneasy or fearful about something that might happen.
何(なに)か悪(わる)いことや不快(ふかい)なことが起(お)こるのではないかと心配(しんぱい)または恐(おそ)れている。何(なに)かが起(お)こるかもしれないという不安(ふあん)または恐(おそ)れ。

Examples

  1. Although a little apprehensive at first about her new job, she settled into it remarkably quickly.

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