Uncomfortable Meaning
/ʌnˈkʌmf.tə.bl̩/Definition, CEFR level A1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjNot comfortable; causing discomfort.
adjExperiencing discomfort physically.
Sentence Examples
Stop it! You're making her feel uncomfortable!
It will make most Americans uncomfortable if you insist on their accepting expensive gifts.
His face was red and he felt hot and uncomfortable.
Synonyms & Antonyms
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The hard wooden chair was extremely ____ to sit on for more than five minutes.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The new shoes were very ____ to wear, so she decided to change into a more comfortable pair of old sneakers today.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English comfortable English uncomfortable From un- + comfortable.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Edward Churchill still attended to his work in a hopeless mechanical manner like a sleep-walker who walks safely on a well-known round. But his Roman collar galled him, his cossack stifled him, his biretta was as uncomfortable as a merry-andrew's cap and bells."
— 1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter XV, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC:
"The coaches were filthy outside and did not appear to have been painted or washed for years. Inside there were uncomfortable seats covered with a cane-like material."
— 1953 July, Allen Rowley, “First Impressions of American Railways”, in Railway Magazine, page 492:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The hard wooden chair was extremely ____ to sit on for more than five minutes.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The new shoes were very ____ to wear, so she decided to change into a more comfortable pair of old sneakers today.