1 (of clothes, furniture, etc.) not letting you feel physically comfortable; unpleasant to wear, sit on, etc:
uncomfortable shoes * I couldn't sleep because the bed was so uncomfortable.
OPPCOMFORTABLE
2 not feeling physically relaxed, warm, etc:
I was sitting in an extremely uncomfortable position. * She still finds it uncomfortable to stand without support.
OPPCOMFORTABLE
3 anxious, embarrassed or afraid and unable to relax; making you feel like this:
He looked distinctly uncomfortable when the subject was mentioned. * There was an uncomfortable silence.
OPPCOMFORTABLE
4 unpleasant or difficult to deal with:
an uncomfortable truth / fact * I had the uncomfortable feeling that it was my fault. * Her letter was an uncomfortable reminder of responsibilities I preferred to forget about.
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
Where does this definition of uncomfortable come from?
This entry for uncomfortable is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Is uncomfortable a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, uncomfortable is tagged as adjective.
Does uncomfortable appear elsewhere on Lughet?
Yes — uncomfortable appears under other sources or language pairs in Lughet's collection. See the list below.
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