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Meaning & Definition of Uncomfortable in English

English

Uncomfortable

/ənkəmfərtəbəl/

adjective

1. Conducive to or feeling mental discomfort

  • "This kind of life can prove disruptive and uncomfortable"
  • "The uncomfortable truth"
  • "Grew uncomfortable beneath his appraising eye"
  • "An uncomfortable way of surprising me just when i felt surest"
  • "The teacher's presence at the conference made the child very uncomfortable"
synonym:
  • uncomfortable

2. Providing or experiencing physical discomfort

  • "An uncomfortable chair"
  • "An uncomfortable day in the hot sun"
synonym:
  • uncomfortable

Examples of using

I get very uncomfortable when I catch him staring at me.
Everyone looks uncomfortable.
Many Americans are uncomfortable with silence, and they tend to regard silence in a conversation as a signal that they need to start talking.