uncomfortable
un|com|fort|able /'ʌnk'ʌmftəbəl/
1 [ADJ] usu v-link ADJ, oft ADJ with/about n, ADJ -ing
If you are uncomfortable, you are slightly worried or embarrassed, and not relaxed and confident.
The request for money made them feel uncomfortable...
If you are uncomfortable with your counsellor or therapist, you must discuss it...
I feel uncomfortable lying.
= awkward
● uncomfortably [ADV] usu ADV adj/-ed, also ADV after v
Sandy leaned across the table, his face uncomfortably close to Brad's...
He smiled uncomfortably.
2 [ADJ] oft ADJ to-inf
Something that is uncomfortable makes you feel slight pain or physical discomfort when you experience it or use it.
Wigs are hot and uncomfortable to wear constantly...
...an uncomfortable chair.
● uncomfortably [ADV] ADV adj
The water was uncomfortably cold.
3 [ADJ] usu v-link ADJ
If you are uncomfortable, you are not physically content and relaxed, and feel slight pain or discomfort.
I sometimes feel uncomfortable after eating in the evening...
People living or working with smokers can find it uncomfortable to wear contact lenses because the smoke causes irritation.
● uncomfortably [ADV] ADV adj, ADV after v
He felt uncomfortably hot...
He awoke to find himself lying uncomfortably on a pile of firewood.
4 [ADJ] oft it v-link ADJ to-inf, ADJ to-inf
You can describe a situation or fact as uncomfortable when it is difficult to deal with and causes problems and worries.
It is uncomfortable to think of our own death, but we need to...
The decree put the president in an uncomfortable position.
1 [ADJ] usu v-link ADJ, oft ADJ with/about n, ADJ -ing
If you are uncomfortable, you are slightly worried or embarrassed, and not relaxed and confident.
The request for money made them feel uncomfortable...
If you are uncomfortable with your counsellor or therapist, you must discuss it...
I feel uncomfortable lying.
= awkward
● uncomfortably [ADV] usu ADV adj/-ed, also ADV after v
Sandy leaned across the table, his face uncomfortably close to Brad's...
He smiled uncomfortably.
2 [ADJ] oft ADJ to-inf
Something that is uncomfortable makes you feel slight pain or physical discomfort when you experience it or use it.
Wigs are hot and uncomfortable to wear constantly...
...an uncomfortable chair.
● uncomfortably [ADV] ADV adj
The water was uncomfortably cold.
3 [ADJ] usu v-link ADJ
If you are uncomfortable, you are not physically content and relaxed, and feel slight pain or discomfort.
I sometimes feel uncomfortable after eating in the evening...
People living or working with smokers can find it uncomfortable to wear contact lenses because the smoke causes irritation.
● uncomfortably [ADV] ADV adj, ADV after v
He felt uncomfortably hot...
He awoke to find himself lying uncomfortably on a pile of firewood.
4 [ADJ] oft it v-link ADJ to-inf, ADJ to-inf
You can describe a situation or fact as uncomfortable when it is difficult to deal with and causes problems and worries.
It is uncomfortable to think of our own death, but we need to...
The decree put the president in an uncomfortable position.