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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 [ʌnˈkʌmftəbəl]
adj
1. not comfortable
2. feeling or causing discomfort or unease; disquieting
uncomfortableness  n
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
1. uneasy, troubled, disturbed, embarrassed, distressed, awkward, out of place, self-conscious, disquieted, ill at ease, discomfited, like a fish out of water The request for money made them feel uncomfortable.
uneasy relaxed, comfortable, at ease, easy, at home, serene, untroubled
2. painful, awkward, irritating, hard, rough, troublesome, disagreeable, causing discomfort Wigs are hot and uncomfortable to wear constantly.
3. awkward, strained, embarrassing, tense, charged, embarrassed, tickly (informal), unpleasant, uneasy There was another long and uncomfortable silence.
Translations
uncomfortable [ʌnˈkʌmfətəbl] ADJ
1. (physically) → incómodo
to be/feel uncomfortable [chair, shoes, position] → ser or resultar incómodo; [person] → estar/sentirse incómodo
2. (= uneasy) → incómodo
I had an uncomfortable feeling that someone was watching metenía la incómoda sensación de que alguien me observaba
to be uncomfortable about sthestar incómodo or a disgusto con algo
he's always felt uncomfortable with womensiempre se ha sentido incómodo or a disgusto con las mujeres
to make sb uncomfortablehacer a algn sentirse incómodo, hacer que algn se sienta incómodo
to make life uncomfortable for sbponérselo difícil a algn
there was an uncomfortable silencese produjo un silencio muy incómodo
3. (= worrying) → molesto
it was an uncomfortable dilemmaera una molesta disyuntiva
4. (= disagreeable) [truth, fact] → desagradable

uncomfortable [ˌʌnˈkʌmftəbəl] adj
[chair, seat, bed, journey, shoes, clothes] → inconfortable
The seats are rather uncomfortable → Les sièges sont plutôt inconfortables.
(= feeling physical discomfort) [person] → mal à l'aise
(= uneasy) → mal à l'aise
(= causing unease) [situation] → inconfortable

uncomfortable
adj
unbequem; chair, positionungemütlich, unbequem; I feel uncomfortable sitting like thises ist unbequem so zu sitzen; if the room is too hot it’ll make you feel uncomfortablewenn das Zimmer zu heiß ist, fühlt man sich nicht wohl; I feel uncomfortable in this jacketin dieser Jacke fühle ich mich nicht wohl; it feels uncomfortablees ist unbequem
(= uneasy) feelingunangenehm, ungut; silence (= awkward)peinlich; (= nerve-racking)beklemmend; to feel uncomfortablesich unbehaglich fühlen, sich nicht wohlfühlen; I felt uncomfortable about it/about doing itich hatte ein ungutes Gefühl dabei, mir war nicht wohl dabei; he looked uncomfortableer sah aus, als ob er sich unbehaglich fühlte; he was uncomfortable in that jober fühlte sich in dieser Stelle nicht wohl; they make me feel uncomfortablein ihrer Gegenwart fühle ich mich unbehaglich; to put somebody in an uncomfortable positionjdn in eine heikle Lage bringen; he is uncomfortable with the idea of having no controlihm ist nicht wohl bei der Vorstellung, die Dinge nicht unter Kontrolle zu haben
(= unpleasant) truth, fact, time, positionunerfreulich; we could make things uncomfortable for you (euph)wir können ungemütlich werden

uncomfortable [ʌnˈkʌmftəbl] adj
a. (person, chair) → scomodo/a; (afternoon) → poco piacevole; (situation) → sgradevole
to have an uncomfortable time → passare un brutto quarto d'ora
to make life uncomfortable for sb → rendere la vita difficile a qn
b. (uneasy, embarrassed) → a disagio, non a proprio agio
to make sb feel uncomfortable → mettere qn a disagio
I had an uncomfortable feeling that ... → ho avuto la sgradevole sensazione che...

uncomfortable [ʌnˈkʌmftəbl] adj
a. (person, chair) → scomodo/a; (afternoon) → poco piacevole; (situation) → sgradevole
to have an uncomfortable time → passare un brutto quarto d'ora
to make life uncomfortable for sb → rendere la vita difficile a qn
b. (uneasy, embarrassed) → a disagio, non a proprio agio
to make sb feel uncomfortable → mettere qn a disagio
I had an uncomfortable feeling that ... → ho avuto la sgradevole sensazione che...

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 불쾌감을 주는 nepatogus samulsis tdk selesa niet op zijn gemak pinlig berørt, ille til mote skrępowany constrangido stânjenit неловкий znepokojený v zadregi nelagodan besvärad อึดอัด rahatsız, sıkılmış 不自在的 незручний بے آرام khó chịu, không thoải mái
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 기분이 나쁜 nepatogus neērts tdk menyelesakan ongemakkelijk ubehagelig, ubekvem, ukomfortabel niewygodny incómodo incomod неудобный nepohodlný neudoben neudoban obekväm ที่ไม่สะดวกสบาย rahatsız 不舒服的 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 불편할 정도로 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 不自在地,不舒服地 незручно بے آرامي سے khó chịu, bất tiện

uncomfortable غير مريح nepohodlný ubehagelig unbequem άβολος incómodo epämukava inconfortable neudoban scomodo 心地よくない 불편한 oncomfortabel ubekvem niewygodny desconfortável неудобный obekväm ไม่สะดวกสบาย rahatsız không thoải mái 不舒服的


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