Synonyms for uncomfortable


Grammar : Adj
Spell : uhn-kuhmf-tuh-buhl, -kuhm-fer-tuh-buhl
Phonetic Transcription : ʌnˈkʌmf tə bəl, -ˈkʌm fər tə bəl

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Définition of uncomfortable

Origin :
  • early 15c. "causing discomfort," from un- (1) "not" + comfortable. Meaning "feeling discomfort, ill-at-ease" is attested from 1796. Related: Uncomfortably.
  • adj painful, rough
  • adj distressed, upset
Example sentences :
  • Meanwhile, Halbert Davis had passed an uncomfortable and restless night.
  • Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
  • She felt it without knowing what she felt, or why they made her uncomfortable.
  • Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
  • Perhaps it was sin that had made her so weak and uncomfortable.
  • Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola
  • I suppose that is what makes a father and son so uncomfortable in each other's presence.'
  • Extract from : « Echoes of the War » by J. M. Barrie
  • Tom went into his room, and went to bed, full of uncomfortable thoughts.
  • Extract from : « Life And Adventures Of Martin Chuzzlewit » by Charles Dickens
  • He was not uncomfortable, as it was a warm evening, and the pile of bags was soft.
  • Extract from : « Frank Roscoe's Secret » by Allen Chapman
  • It was not because Wentworth had deserted him that Kenyon felt so uncomfortable and depressed.
  • Extract from : « A Woman Intervenes » by Robert Barr
  • Nevertheless, it was an uncomfortable day for those who were poor sailors.
  • Extract from : « A Woman Intervenes » by Robert Barr
  • Periodically, it made her uncomfortable on the subject of her eldest son.
  • Extract from : « The Coryston Family » by Mrs. Humphry Ward
  • Somehow or other it always makes me uncomfortable when people talk about my work.
  • Extract from : « The Harbor » by Ernest Poole

Antonyms for uncomfortable

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