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un·com·fort·a·ble

 (ŭn-kŭm′fər-tə-bəl, -kŭmf′tə-, -kŭmf′tər-)
adj.
1. Experiencing physical discomfort.
2. Ill at ease; uneasy.
3. Causing anxiety; disquieting.
un·com′fort·a·ble·ness n.
un·com′fort·a·bly adv.
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uncomfortable

(ʌnˈkʌmftəbəl)
adj
1. not comfortable
2. feeling or causing discomfort or unease; disquieting
unˈcomfortableness n
unˈcomfortably adv
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un•com•fort•a•ble

(ʌnˈkʌmf tə bəl, -ˈkʌm fər tə-)

adj.
1. causing discomfort or distress; irritating; painful.
2. experiencing discomfort caused by stress or strain; uneasy.
[1585–95]
un•com′fort•a•ble•ness, n.
un•com′fort•a•bly, adv.
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.uncomfortable - conducive to or feeling mental discomfortuncomfortable - 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"
uneasy - lacking a sense of security or affording no ease or reassurance; "farmers were uneasy until rain finally came"; "uneasy about his health"; "gave an uneasy laugh"; "uneasy lies the head that wears the crown"; "an uneasy coalition government"; "an uneasy calm"; "an uneasy silence fell on the group"
comfortable - free from stress or conducive to mental ease; having or affording peace of mind; "was settled in a comfortable job, one for which he was well prepared"; "the comfortable thought that nothing could go wrong"; "was comfortable in his religious beliefs"; "she's a comfortable person to be with"; "she felt comfortable with her fiance's parents"
2.uncomfortable - providing or experiencing physical discomfortuncomfortable - providing or experiencing physical discomfort; "an uncomfortable chair"; "an uncomfortable day in the hot sun"
comfortable, comfy - providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (`comfy' is informal); "comfortable clothes"; "comfortable suburban houses"; "made himself comfortable in an armchair"; "the antihistamine made her feel more comfortable"; "are you comfortable?"; "feeling comfy now?"
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uncomfortable

adjective
1. uneasy, troubled, disturbed, embarrassed, distressed, awkward, out of place, self-conscious, disquieted, ill at ease, discomfited, like a fish out of water The request for money made them feel uncomfortable.
uneasy relaxed, comfortable, at ease, easy, at home, serene, untroubled
2. painful, awkward, irritating, hard, rough, troublesome, disagreeable, causing discomfort Wigs are hot and uncomfortable to wear constantly.
3. awkward, strained, embarrassing, tense, charged, embarrassed, tickly (informal), unpleasant, uneasy There was another long and uncomfortable silence.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

uncomfortable

adjective
1. Characterized by embarrassment and discomfort:
awkward, constrained, uneasy.
2. Causing discomfort:
comfortless, uncomforting.
Informal: uncomfy.
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غَيْرُ مُرِيحمُريحمُزْعِج، غَيْر مُرْتاح
nepohodlnýnesvůjznepokojený
forlegenubehageligubekvem
epämukava
neudoban
kényelmetlen
óòægilegurórólegur, vandræîalegur
心地よくない
불편한
nepatogiai
neērtssamulsis
nepohodlnýznepokojený
neudoben
obekväm
ไม่สะดวกสบาย
rahatsızsıkılmış
không thoải mái

uncomfortable

[ʌnˈkʌmfətəbl] ADJ
1. (physically) → incómodo
to be/feel uncomfortable [chair, shoes, position] → ser or resultar incómodo; [person] → estar/sentirse incómodo
2. (= uneasy) → incómodo
I had an uncomfortable feeling that someone was watching me → tenía la incómoda sensación de que alguien me observaba
to be uncomfortable about sth → estar incómodo or a disgusto con algo
he's always felt uncomfortable with women → siempre se ha sentido incómodo or a disgusto con las mujeres
to make sb uncomfortable → hacer a algn sentirse incómodo, hacer que algn se sienta incómodo
to make life uncomfortable for sb → ponérselo difícil a algn
there was an uncomfortable silence → se produjo un silencio muy incómodo
3. (= worrying) → molesto
it was an uncomfortable dilemma → era una molesta disyuntiva
4. (= disagreeable) [truth, fact] → desagradable
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

uncomfortable

[ˌʌnˈkʌmftəbəl] adj
[chair, seat, bed, journey, shoes, clothes] → inconfortable
The seats are rather uncomfortable → Les sièges sont plutôt inconfortables.
(= feeling physical discomfort) [person] → mal à l'aise
(= uneasy) → mal à l'aise
(= causing unease) [situation] → inconfortable
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

uncomfortable

adj
→ unbequem; chair, position → ungemütlich, unbequem; I feel uncomfortable sitting like this → es ist unbequem so zu sitzen; if the room is too hot it’ll make you feel uncomfortable → wenn das Zimmer zu heiß ist, fühlt man sich nicht wohl; I feel uncomfortable in this jacket → in dieser Jacke fühle ich mich nicht wohl; it feels uncomfortable → es ist unbequem
(= uneasy) feeling → unangenehm, ungut; silence (= awkward) → peinlich; (= nerve-racking) → beklemmend; to feel uncomfortable → sich unbehaglich fühlen, sich nicht wohlfühlen; I felt uncomfortable about it/about doing it → ich hatte ein ungutes Gefühl dabei, mir war nicht wohl dabei; he looked uncomfortable → er sah aus, als ob er sich unbehaglich fühlte; he was uncomfortable in that job → er fühlte sich in dieser Stelle nicht wohl; they make me feel uncomfortable → in ihrer Gegenwart fühle ich mich unbehaglich; to put somebody in an uncomfortable position → jdn in eine heikle Lage bringen; he is uncomfortable with the idea of having no control → ihm ist nicht wohl bei der Vorstellung, die Dinge nicht unter Kontrolle zu haben
(= unpleasant) truth, fact, time, position → unerfreulich; we could make things uncomfortable for you (euph) → wir können ungemütlich werden
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

uncomfortable

[ʌnˈkʌmf/ətəbl] adj
a. (person, chair) → scomodo/a; (afternoon) → poco piacevole; (situation) → sgradevole
to have an uncomfortable time → passare un brutto quarto d'ora
to make life uncomfortable for sb → rendere la vita difficile a qn
b. (uneasy, embarrassed) → a disagio, non a proprio agio
to make sb feel uncomfortable → mettere qn a disagio
I had an uncomfortable feeling that ... → ho avuto la sgradevole sensazione che...
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

uncomfortable

(anˈkamfətəbl) adjective
1. not relaxed. He looked uncomfortable when she mentioned marriage.incómodo, molesto
2. producing a bad physical feeling. That's a very uncomfortable chair.incómodo
unˈcomfortably adverb
incómodamente
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

uncomfortable

→ incómodo
Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

uncomfortable

a. incómodo-a, molesto-a, inquieto.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
Collins Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

uncomfortable

adj incómodo
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