uncomfortable

[ uhn-kuhmf-tuh-buhl, -kuhm-fer-tuh-buhl ]
/ ʌnˈkʌmf tə bəl, -ˈkʌm fər tə bəl /
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adjective

causing discomfort or distress; painful; irritating.
in a state of discomfort; uneasy; conscious of stress or strain.

Origin of uncomfortable

First recorded in 1585–95; un-1 + comfortable

SYNONYMS FOR uncomfortable

2 awkward, nervous, discomfited, strained.
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OTHER WORDS FROM uncomfortable

un·com·fort·a·ble·ness, noun un·com·fort·a·bly, adverb

Words nearby uncomfortable

uncoil, uncoined, uncollateralized, uncollected, uncollectible, uncomfortable, uncommercial, uncommitted, uncommon, uncommonly, uncommunicable

Words related to uncomfortableness

peril, discomfort, embarrassment, awkwardness, inconvenience, risk, danger, bulkiness, delicacy, difficulty, unpleasantness, trouble, untimeliness, stickiness, unmanageability

Example sentences from the Web for uncomfortableness

  • As for Noddy, he awakened several times because of the uncomfortableness of his bed.

    The Motor Boys in Mexico |Clarence Young

  • Abashed, prickly with uncomfortableness, Father discovered that the saloon-keeper was taking up a collection for them.

    The Innocents |Sinclair Lewis

  • There was nothing there of uncomfortableness,—of conscious bracing up to a difficult matter.

    The Other Girls |Mrs. A. D. T. Whitney

British Dictionary definitions for uncomfortableness

uncomfortable
/ (ʌnˈkʌmftəbəl) /

adjective

not comfortable
feeling or causing discomfort or unease; disquieting

Derived forms of uncomfortable

uncomfortableness, noun uncomfortably, adverb