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Meaning of 'uncomfortable' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Uncomfortable [ a.]
- Feeling discomfort; uneasy; as, to be uncomfortable on account of one's position.
- Causing discomfort; disagreeable; unpleasant; as, an uncomfortable seat or situation.

Meaning of 'uncomfortable' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . uncomfortable [ a]
Meaning (1):
- providing or experiencing physical discomfort
Example in sentence:
  • an uncomfortable chair;
  • an uncomfortable day in the hot sun
Meaning (2):
- conducive to or feeling mental discomfort
Example in sentence:
  • an uncomfortable way of surprising me just when I felt surest;
  • grew uncomfortable beneath his appraising eye;
  • the teacher's presence at the conference made the child very uncomfortable;
  • the uncomfortable truth;
  • this kind of life can prove disruptive and uncomfortable

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