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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.ongemaklikمُزْعِج، غَيْر مُرْتاحнеудобенznepokojenýubehageligt til mode; forlegenunbehaglichαμήχανος, ανήσυχοςincómodo, molestoebamugavusttundevمعذب؛ ناراحتvaivautunutmal à l'aiseלא נוֹחַबेआराम, असुविधाneudobankínosórólegur, vandræðalegura disagio気づまりなnepatogussamulsistdk selesaniet op zijn gemakpinlig berørt, ille til moteskrępowanyconstrangidostânjenitнеловкийznepokojenýv zadreginelagodanbesväradอึดอัดrahatsız, sıkılmış不舒服的незручнийبے آرامkhó chịu, không thoải mái
2 producing a bad physical feeling That's a very uncomfortable chair.ongerieflikمُريحнеудобенnepohodlnýubekvemunbequemάβολος, στενάχωροςincómodoebamugavناراحت کنندهepämukavainconfortableלא נוֹחַतकलीफदेहneudobankényelmetlenóþægilegurscomodo心地よくないnepatogusneērtstdk menyelesakanongemakkelijkubehagelig, ubekvem, ukomfortabelniewygodnyincómodoincomodнеудобныйnepohodlnýneudobenneudobanobekvämที่ไม่สะดวกสบายrahatsız不舒適的незручнийغير آرام دہbất tiện
adv unˈcomfortably
ongerieflikبصورَةٍ غَيْر مُريحَهнеудобноnepohodlněubehageligt; ubekvemtunbequemάβολαincómodamenteebamugavaltبطور ناراحتepämukavastiinconfortablementבְּאִי-נוֹחוּתअसुविधाजनक रूप सेneudobnokényelmetlenül; nyugtalanulóþægilegascomodamente落着かずにnepatogiaineērti; samulsumādgn tdk selesaongemakkelijkille til mote; ubehageligniewygodnieincomodamenteincomodнеловко; неудобноnepohodlneneudobnoneudobnobesvärat, obekvämtอย่างกระสับการส่าย; อย่างไม่สบายใจrahatsız edici şekilde不舒適地незручноبے آرامي سےkhó chịu, bất tiện

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