Dictionary

uncomfortable en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ʌnˈkʌmf.tɚ.bl̩/ (General-American)
• /ʌnˈkʌm.fə.tə.bl̩/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ʌnˈkʌm.fɚ.tə.bl̩/ (General-American)
• /ʌnˈkʌmf.tə.bl̩/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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Etymology

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.

Meanings

1. Not comfortable; causing discomfort.
   • 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:
   • The class squirmed and fidgeted in the uncomfortable new chairs.
2. Experiencing discomfort physically.
3. Experiencing discomfort mentally and emotionally. ▸ Uneasy or anxious.
   • Sharing a house with them made me uncomfortable.
4. Experiencing discomfort mentally and emotionally. ▸ Put off or disgusted.
   • It was clear that the film's apparent celebration of psychopathy made many audience members uncomfortable.

Forms

Antonyms

ergonomic · comfortable (antonym(s) of “all senses”)

Deriveds

uncomfortably · uncomfortableness

Relateds

discomfortable

Synonyms

ill at ease · ill at ease

Translations (63)

pdt Forcht (not comfortable) · pl niekomfortowy (not comfortable) · th ไม่สะดวก (not comfortable) · cs nepohodlný (not comfortable) · ru некомфорта́бельный (not comfortable) · hu kényelmetlen (not comfortable) · tr rahatsız (not comfortable) · az rahatsız (experiencing discomfort) · hi असहज (uneasy or anxious) · az naqolay (not comfortable) · bg неудо́бен (not comfortable) · it scomodo (not comfortable) · az rahatsız (not comfortable) · sa दुःख (not comfortable) · ca incòmode (experiencing discomfort) · gl incómodo (not comfortable) · es incómodo (not comfortable) · nl ongemakkelijk (not comfortable) · ko 불편하다 (not comfortable) · ga aineascair (not comfortable) · cmn 不舒服 (not comfortable) · fa ناراحت (not comfortable) · pt desconfortável (not comfortable) · mk неу́добен (not comfortable) · mk непри́јатност (experiencing discomfort) · is óþægilegur (not comfortable) · es incómodo (uneasy or anxious) · bg притеснен (uneasy or anxious) · pt incómodo (not comfortable) · de ungemütlich (not comfortable) · ga anacair (not comfortable) · ga aineascair (experiencing discomfort) · unm sakomàlsi (uneasy or anxious) · es cohibido (uneasy or anxious) · mk непри́јатен (not comfortable) · pt incômodo (not comfortable) · la incommodus (not comfortable) · mi manawarau (uneasy or anxious) · pt constrangido (uneasy or anxious) · ja 心地よくない (not comfortable) · ru стеснённый (experiencing discomfort) · uk незру́чний (not comfortable) · fi epämukava (not comfortable) · el άβολος (not comfortable) · hi असहज (not comfortable) · ka არაკეთილმოწყობილი (not comfortable) · sh nȅudoban (not comfortable) · fr inconfortable (not comfortable) · hi असहज (experiencing discomfort) · az narahat (uneasy or anxious) · gd mì-shuaimhneach (not comfortable) · oc incomòde (not comfortable) · de unbehaglich (experiencing discomfort) · es a disgusto (experiencing discomfort) · ca incòmode (not comfortable) · pl niewygodny (not comfortable) · hy անհարմար (not comfortable) · es incómodo (experiencing discomfort) · ar غَيْر مُرِيح (not comfortable) · lld ncomper (not comfortable) · ru неудо́бный (not comfortable) · sh не̏удобан (not comfortable) · de unbequem (not comfortable)