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.