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uncomfortable

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un·com·fort·a·ble  (n-kmfr-t-bl, -kmft-)
adj.
1. Experiencing physical discomfort.
2. Ill at ease; uneasy.
3. Causing anxiety; disquieting.

un·comfort·a·ble·ness n.
un·comfort·a·bly adv.

uncomfortable
Adjective
1. not physically relaxed: he was forced to sit in an uncomfortable cross-legged position
2. not comfortable to be in or use: an uncomfortable chair
3. causing discomfort or unease: the uncomfortable truth
uncomfortably adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.uncomfortableuncomfortable - 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"
uneasy - lacking a sense of security or affording no ease or reassurance; "farmers were uneasy until rain finally came"; "uneasy about his health"; "gave an uneasy laugh"; "uneasy lies the head that wears the crown"; "an uneasy coalition government"; "an uneasy calm"; "an uneasy silence fell on the group"
comfortable - free from stress or conducive to mental ease; having or affording peace of mind; "was settled in a comfortable job, one for which he was well prepared"; "the comfortable thought that nothing could go wrong"; "was comfortable in his religious beliefs"; "she's a comfortable person to be with"; "she felt comfortable with her fiance's parents"
2.uncomfortableuncomfortable - providing or experiencing physical discomfort; "an uncomfortable chair"; "an uncomfortable day in the hot sun"
comfortable, comfy - providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (`comfy' is informal); "comfortable clothes"; "comfortable suburban houses"; "made himself comfortable in an armchair"; "the antihistamine made her feel more comfortable"; "are you comfortable?"; "feeling comfy now?"

uncomfortable
adjective 2. painful, awkward, irritating, hard, rough, troublesome, disagreeable, causing discomfort
Translations
uncomfortable [ʌnˈkʌmfətəbl] adjincómodo (= uneasy); inquieto

uncomfortable [ʌnˈkʌmfətəbl] adjinconfortable, peu confortable (= uneasy); mal à l'aise, gêné(e); [situation] → désagréable

uncomfortable [ʌnˈkʌmfətəbl] adj [person, chair] → unbequem; [room] → ungemütlich (= nervous); unbehaglich (= unpleasant) [situation, fact] → unerfreulich

uncomfortable [ʌnˈkʌmfətəbl] adjscomodo/a (= uneasy); a disagio, agitato/a; [situation] → sgradevole

uncomfortable
adj uncomfortable [anˈkamfətəbl]
1 not relaxed He looked uncomfortable when she mentioned marriage. ongemaklik مُزْعِج، غَيْر مُرْتاح неудобен znepokojený ubehageligt til mode; forlegen unbehaglich αμήχανος, ανήσυχος incómodo, molesto ebamugavusttundev معذب؛ ناراحت vaivautunut mal à l'aise לא נוֹחַ बेआराम, असुविधा neudoban kínos órólegur, vandræðalegur a disagio 気づまりな nepatogus samulsis tdk selesa op zijn gemak niet pinlig berørt, ille til mote skrępowany constrangido stânjenit неловкий znepokojený v zadregi nelagodan besvärad อึดอัด rahatsız, sıkılmış 不舒服的 незручний بے آرام khó chịu, không thoải mái 不舒服
2 producing a bad physical feeling That's a very uncomfortable chair. ongerieflik مُريح неудобен nepohodlný ubekvem unbequem άβολος, στενάχωρος incómodo ebamugav ناراحت کننده epämukava inconfortable לא נוֹחַ तकलीफदेह neudoban kényelmetlen óþægilegur scomodo 心地よくない nepatogus neērts tdk menyelesakan ongemakkelijk ubehagelig, ubekvem, ukomfortabel niewygodny incómodo incomod неудобный nepohodlný neudoben neudoban obekväm ที่ไม่สะดวกสบาย rahatsız 不舒適的 незручний غير آرام دہ bất tiện
adv unˈcomfortably
ongerieflik بصورَةٍ غَيْر مُريحَه неудобно nepohodlně ubehageligt; ubekvemt unbequem άβολα incómodamente ebamugavalt بطور ناراحت epämukavasti inconfortablement בְּאִי-נוֹחוּת असुविधाजनक रूप से neudobno kényelmetlenül; nyugtalanul óþægilega scomodamente 落着かずに nepatogiai neērti; samulsumā dgn tdk selesa ongemakkelijk ille til mote; ubehagelig niewygodnie incomodamente incomod неловко; неудобно nepohodlne neudobno neudobno besvärat, obekvämt อย่างกระสับการส่าย; อย่างไม่สบายใจ rahatsız edici şekilde 不舒適地 незручно بے آرامي سے khó chịu, bất tiện


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