uncomfortable

uncomfortable
Synonyms and related words:
abashed, affecting, afflicted, afflictive, agitated, beset, bitter, bleak, bothered, cast down, chagrined, chapfallen, cheerless, comfortless, confused, deplorable, depressing, depressive, discomfited, discomforted, discomforting, discomposed, disconcerted, dismal, dismaying, disquieted, distressed, distressful, distressing, disturbed, dolorific, dolorogenic, dolorous, dreary, embarrassed, grievous, harsh, hung up, ill at ease, joyless, lamentable, mortified, mournful, moving, out of countenance, painful, pathetic, perturbed, piteous, pitiable, poignant, put-out, put-upon, regrettable, rueful, sad, saddening, sharp, sore, sorrowful, touching, troubled, uneasy, upset, woebegone, woeful, wretched

Moby Thesaurus. . 1996.

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  • Uncomfortable — Un*com fort*a*ble, a. 1. Feeling discomfort; uneasy; as, to be uncomfortable on account of one s position. [1913 Webster] 2. Causing discomfort; disagreeable; unpleasant; as, an uncomfortable seat or situation. [1913 Webster] The most dead,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • uncomfortable — [adj1] painful, rough afflictive, agonizing, annoying, awkward, bitter, cramped, difficult, disagreeable, distressing, dolorous, excruciating, galling, grievous, hard, harsh, ill fitting, incommodious, irritating, thorny, torturing, troublesome,… …   New thesaurus

  • uncomfortable — index egregious, lamentable, oppressive, painful Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • uncomfortable — early 15c. causing discomfort, from UN (Cf. un ) (1) not + COMFORTABLE (Cf. comfortable). Meaning feeling discomfort, ill at ease is attested from 1796. Related: Uncomfortably …   Etymology dictionary

  • uncomfortable — ► ADJECTIVE 1) not physically comfortable. 2) uneasy or awkward. DERIVATIVES uncomfortably adverb …   English terms dictionary

  • uncomfortable — [unkum′fərt ə bəl] adj. 1. not comfortable; feeling discomfort 2. not pleasant or agreeable; causing discomfort 3. ill at ease uncomfortableness n. uncomfortably adv …   English World dictionary

  • uncomfortable — [[t]ʌ̱nkʌ̱mftəb(ə)l[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED: usu v link ADJ, oft ADJ with/about n, ADJ ing If you are uncomfortable, you are slightly worried or embarrassed, and not relaxed and confident. The request for money made them feel uncomfortable... If you… …   English dictionary

  • uncomfortable — un|com|fort|a|ble [ ʌn kʌmfərtəbl ] adjective ** 1. ) if you are uncomfortable, you have an unpleasant or slightly painful feeling in part of your body: You ll be uncomfortable for a few days after the surgery. She felt cold and uncomfortable.… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • uncomfortable */*/ — UK [ʌnˈkʌmftəb(ə)l] / US [ʌnˈkʌmfərtəb(ə)l] adjective 1) a) if you are uncomfortable, you have an unpleasant or slightly painful feeling in part of your body You ll be uncomfortable for a few days after the surgery. She felt cold and… …   English dictionary

  • uncomfortable — adj. 1 not comfortable VERBS ▪ be, feel, look, seem ▪ become, get ▪ make sth ▪ S …   Collocations dictionary

  • uncomfortable*/ — [ʌnˈkʌmftəb(ə)l] adj 1) if you are uncomfortable, you have an unpleasant or slightly painful feeling in part of your body You ll be uncomfortable for a few days after the surgery.[/ex] They were sitting in a very uncomfortable position.[/ex] 2)… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

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