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View synonyms for uncomfortable

uncomfortable

[ uhn-kuhmf-tuh-buhl, -kuhm-fer-tuh-buhl ]

adjective

  1. causing discomfort or distress; painful; irritating.
  2. in a state of discomfort; uneasy; conscious of stress or strain.

    Synonyms: strained, nervous, awkward



uncomfortable

/ ʌnˈkʌmftəbəl /

adjective

  1. not comfortable
  2. feeling or causing discomfort or unease; disquieting
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • unˈcomfortableness, noun
  • unˈcomfortably, adverb
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Other Words From

  • un·comfort·a·ble·ness noun
  • un·comfort·a·bly adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of uncomfortable1

First recorded in 1585–95; un- 1 + comfortable
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Example Sentences

I try not to bring up anything positive about my life with her, because then she says things that make me uncomfortable.

The second group would be paid more if they made their partner uncomfortable.

Those things forced the GOP into very uncomfortable conversations about what their party should be.

The fact that I had basically gone my entire life without ever even touching a dead body meant that I had a very uncomfortable relationship being in the presence of a dead body.

Any type of wetness will increase the rate at which heat leaves your body and will be uncomfortable.

Even in the medieval era this disparity made Christians uncomfortable.

ThinkProgress calls the premise “uncomfortable and vaguely sad.”

That is a distinction with a sociological difference—for many, an uncomfortable one to consider.

Because holy hell was that bland, unfunny, uncomfortable, and just plain confusing.

He said he thought his investigation was “too uncomfortable.”

Bernard was uncomfortable enough not to care to be mocked; but he felt even more sorry that Gordon should be.

Shortly after she came to her lesson limping, and remarked that she felt very uncomfortable.

It took me back to Burma and a certain very uncomfortable night that I once passed in the jungle.

It stands up so high at the back of her neck I should think it would feel very uncomfortable.

But there was something about the chilly expression in her eyes that made Delancy feel decidedly uncomfortable.

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