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uncomfortable English

Meaning uncomfortable meaning

What does uncomfortable mean?
Definitions in simple English

uncomfortable

If a piece of furniture, clothing, a room, etc. is uncomfortable, you feel uncomfortable in it (see 2.) The chairs looked so uncomfortable that he didn't sit down. If you feel uncomfortable, you are hot or cold; you are not relaxed, or you feel pain or worry.. I still had this uncomfortable feeling that I should know her. She felt very uncomfortable with his arm touching hers.

uncomfortable

providing or experiencing physical discomfort an uncomfortable chair an uncomfortable day in the hot sun 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

Synonyms uncomfortable synonyms

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Topics uncomfortable topics

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Examples uncomfortable examples

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Simple sentences

It's very uncomfortable.
Stop it! You're making her feel uncomfortable!
It will make most Americans uncomfortable if you insist on their accepting expensive gifts.
The trains are inconvenient and uncomfortable; in addition, they never run on time.
As a result, people have got so used to being paid this way that they're uncomfortable with any other.
I am uncomfortable in these new shoes.
I always have an uncomfortable feeling.
The atmosphere was uncomfortable.
Tom felt uncomfortable.
I saw immediately that he was uncomfortable.
It makes me feel uncomfortable.
My boss headed me off today and struck up an uncomfortable conversation.
I feel uncomfortable in this chair.
I feel uncomfortable with those people.
Many Americans are uncomfortable with silence, and they tend to regard silence in a conversation as a signal that they need to start talking.
He felt lost and uncomfortable.
I'm uncomfortable.
Everyone looks uncomfortable.
The sofa is uncomfortable.
I get very uncomfortable when I catch him staring at me.
Are you uncomfortable?
Does that make you uncomfortable?

Movie subtitles

It's very ominous and uncomfortable.
If you're uncomfortable to stay here, ask Leebang.
The mask might be a bit uncomfortable while the painkillers kick in.
Oh. Lisa, I didn't mean to make you feel uncomfortable.
You'll be most uncomfortable.
I've had a cold and uncomfortable journey just to keep my promise at ten o'clock.
You make me uncomfortable, Kitty.
You were telling me how uncomfortable your bed was last night.
I'm sorry you've had such an uncomfortable journey, Miss Froy.
I'm very uncomfortable, Tony.
Both of us are faced with two rather uncomfortable years.
Oh, dear. That must be terribly uncomfortable.
We were introducing ourselves and I felt so uncomfortable.
The place is empty. So if you're uncomfortable, mind you, make a fuss.
They just keep getting bigger, and now I'm uncomfortable all the time.
Rita, there's no use you camping out and being uncomfortable while you've got a whole house.
I'd be uncomfortable if I didn't go myself.
Yes, he seemed rather uncomfortable.
That must be terribly uncomfortable. Can't you get down?
I spent an uncomfortable hour.
I'm sorry you're uncomfortable.
You didn't want to make me uncomfortable.
I hope you'll be very uncomfortable here.
Lisa, I didn't mean to make you feel uncomfortable.
Oh, if I was confident about this my shoes wouldn't feel so uncomfortable.
Van, you're just making us uncomfortable.
That must be terribly uncomfortable.
I hope they've given you a good room. The place is empty, so if you're uncomfortable, mind you make a fuss.
Yes, I know I do. But I feel so uncomfortable.
It's not pretty, but it's uncomfortable.
You'll be cold and uncomfortable.
And your journey down to the plains, tied to the back of the pack animals. will not be as uncomfortable as the questions you'll be called to answer. concerning the evidence in here.
When they arrive, it is you who will take an uncomfortable journey.

News and current affairs

The muted response of the Arab states to Israel's recent mysterious air raid on its territory reflects its isolation within the Arab world - an isolation with which the Syrians are extremely uncomfortable.
Doing so requires taking three, sometimes uncomfortable, steps.
Complex definitions with built-in exceptions may make lawyers uncomfortable, but in the real world, they are perhaps the best we can devise.
It should therefore do away with the traditional ambivalence of demanding a more mature and active Europe on one hand, all the time feeling uncomfortable with it on the other.
Perhaps it will be possible to persuade the Germans if the alternative is eurozone collapse, which would put the Deutschemark, or a Northern Euro, in the uncomfortable position that the Swiss franc occupies today - too strong for its own good.
The absolutist line - let complete freedom of expression prevail - crumbles in the face of uncomfortable examples.
It will probably take several generations before a workable EU-wide political system emerges, but the first step is for the EU to encourage people to have their say, however uncomfortable that may be.
And, besides, the Catalonian players feel uncomfortable with the national anthem, which was much promoted under the late dictator Francisco Franco, who hated Catalan nationalism.
Talk of care and moral scruples is uncomfortable and unstable terrain.
Indeed, because many of these developments are so remote, residents often face a long, uncomfortable, and costly daily commute to reach good jobs.
The outcome of that election is increasingly uncertain, and Merkel is now in a very uncomfortable position, which could grow into a real predicament.
Raising this long list of shortcomings puts Western critics in an uncomfortable position with their pro-European Turkish interlocutors.
If American, British, and other Western officials are serious about reform in the Arab world, they must support reform-minded Arab individuals and organizations, even if those organizations make them uncomfortable at times.
And, sometimes, they actually say things that are uncomfortable but true, and that need to be said.
Their explanation was that the West is uncomfortable with the motives and behavior of ideological states - Syria, Iran, and Iraq under Saddam were states with causes - Islam, Arab unity, or anti-Zionism.
If she is uncomfortable, say, out-earning her husband, she is limiting both partners.
Fortunately, this uncomfortable uncertainty will not last much longer - in Europe or elsewhere.
But Keynesians have to face the uncomfortable truth that the success of stabilization policies may depend on the business community having Keynesian expectations.
Clearly the students were uncomfortable about condoning a significant redistribution of income, even if the economic pie grew as a result.
I know that many Germans are uncomfortable with this.
Another uncomfortable consequence of globalization is its tendency to put people and capital on the move.
Parameters become variables; balance sheet repairs proceed in a slow and uneven fashion; and policymakers experience an uncomfortable shift in the balance of benefits, costs, and risks.
As a result, however, Brazil faces an uncomfortable fiscal dilemma.
Understandably, Iran's empowerment has made America's closest allies in the region extremely uncomfortable.
If elected, she would be South Korea's first woman president, and, for her rivals, her dominant position in the race is an uncomfortable but unassailable fact.
We should be on the lookout for political fireworks over the next few years in many European countries as people are forced to confront some uncomfortable verities.
The British electorate would be better served if their politicians had the courage to serve up some uncomfortable truths - or at least not to deal in dangerous deceit.
To be sure, a corporation can and should place limits on the use of its services. The absolutist line - let complete freedom of expression prevail - crumbles in the face of uncomfortable examples.
Here is the uncomfortable truth.
But, for a country that has had little faith in deterrence when it comes to existential nuclear threats, relying on it now would mark a new, uncomfortable bet.

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