Uncomfortable (Adjective)
Meaning 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".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
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Meaning 2
Providing or experiencing physical discomfort; "an uncomfortable chair"; "an uncomfortable day in the hot sun".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The bus was old and the seats were so uncomfortable that I stood for most of the trip.
- The doctor told me I had to wear an uncomfortable brace on my knee for several weeks.
- She fidgeted with the collar of her dress, finding it scratchy and uncomfortable against her skin.
- After hiking all day in the heat, we returned to camp and took off our uncomfortable hiking boots.
- The movie theater's seats were notoriously uncomfortable, which was unfortunate given the length of the film.