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English adjective: uncomfortable

1. uncomfortable conducive to or feeling mental discomfort


SamplesThis 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.


Similarawkward, disquieting, ill at ease, ill-fitting, self-conscious, uneasy


See alsouneasy


Antonymscomfortable

2. uncomfortable providing or experiencing physical discomfort


SamplesAn uncomfortable chair.
An uncomfortable day in the hot sun.


Similarbad, comfortless, irritating, miserable, painful, tough, uneasy, warm, wretched


Attributecomfort, comfortableness


Antonymscomfortable, comfy









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