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uncomfortable

  • adjective
  • /ʌnˈkʌmf.tə.bl̩/

Not comfortable; causing discomfort.

Example

“The class squirmed and fidgeted in the uncomfortable new chairs.”

Other meanings

  1. Experiencing discomfort physically.

  2. Experiencing discomfort mentally and emotionally.

Related words

  • uncomfortableness
  • uncomfortably

Example sentences

  • “I'm having uncomfortable thoughts about you.”

    Tatoeba · deniko · CC0
  • “What makes you uncomfortable?”

    Tatoeba · Igider · CC0
  • “Is it really useless or does it just make you uncomfortable?”

    Tatoeba · Miktsoanit · CC0

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “uncomfortable” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.