UNCOMFORTABLE

uncomfortable

(adjective) providing or experiencing physical discomfort; “an uncomfortable chair”; “an uncomfortable day in the hot sun”

uncomfortable

(adjective) conducive to or feeling mental discomfort; “this kind of life can prove disruptive and uncomfortable”; “the uncomfortable truth”; “grew uncomfortable beneath his appraising eye”; “an uncomfortable way of surprising me just when I felt surest”; “the teacher’s presence at the conference made the child very uncomfortable”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

uncomfortable (comparative more uncomfortable, superlative most uncomfortable)

Not comfortable; causing discomfort.

Experiencing discomfort.

Uneasy or anxious.

Put off or disgusted.

Antonyms

• comfortable

• ergonomic

Source: Wiktionary


Un*com"fort*a*ble, a.

1. Feeling discomfort; uneasy; as, to be uncomfortable on account of one's position.

2. Causing discomfort; disagreeable; unpleasant; as, an uncomfortable seat or situation. The most dead, uncomfortable time of the year. Addison.

– Un*com"fort*a*ble*ness, n.

– Un*com"fort*a*bly, adv.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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