uncomfortable

English

Etymology

un- +‎ comfortable

Pronunciation
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ʌnˈkʌmf.tɚ.bəl/, /ʌnˈkʌm.fɚ.tə.bəl/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ʌnˈkʌmf.tə.bəl/, /ʌnˈkʌm.fə.tə.bəl/
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Adjective

uncomfortable (comparative more uncomfortable, superlative most uncomfortable)

  1. Not comfortable.
    • 1918, W. B. Maxwell, chapter 15, in The Mirror and the Lamp:
      Edward Churchill still attended to his work in a hopeless mechanical manner like a sleep-walker who walks safely on a well-known round. But his Roman collar galled him, his cossack stifled him, his biretta was as uncomfortable as a merry-andrew's cap and bells.
    The class squirmed and fidgeted in the uncomfortable new chairs.
  2. Experiencing discomfort.
  3. Uneasy or anxious.
    Sharing a house with them made me uncomfortable.
  4. Put off or disgusted.

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