adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a painful/uncomfortable reminder
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This violence is a painful reminder that peace is still a long way away.
an awkward/uncomfortable/embarrassed silence
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‘Fred tells me you like books,’ Steve said, after an awkward silence.
distinctly uncomfortable/uneasy/unhappy etc
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
as
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A question bubbled from some remote corner of his brain, as uncomfortable as the children's sores.
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Dole is as uncomfortable with abortion today as he was then.
distinctly
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Evans had been distinctly uncomfortable about Horowitz's presence in his office.
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She had a distinctly uncomfortable feeling that he was not referring to the fight which had followed that little incident.
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A single nun, working in an unorthodox manner in the slums, made some of the local clergy distinctly uncomfortable .
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I was 17, a private just a few weeks into my enlistment, and distinctly uncomfortable .
extremely
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Space for a raiding party was limited, and jolting across the sand perched up on the back was extremely uncomfortable .
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In the severe case he or she is extremely uncomfortable , experiencing vertigo on any head motion accompanied by nausea and vomiting.
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Even so, she felt extremely uncomfortable about facing him while the details were so clear in her mind.
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When you do that it gets extremely uncomfortable for the abuser.
how
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Sylvie suddenly remembered how uncomfortable in his own skin Leo had been at fourteen.
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This reveals just how uncomfortable many men are about asking these questions.
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Odd, how uncomfortable the question made him.
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He knew how uncomfortable she felt and he was enjoying every single minute of it!
more
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I was soon made to feel even more uncomfortable .
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The staff, which was quite orthodox psycho-analytically, became more and more uncomfortable .
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It was still hot and the seats grew more uncomfortable as the night wore on.
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Bedford grew more uncomfortable with the silence at the table.
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I had never seen him look more uncomfortable , more thoroughly out of place.
most
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The expression of the shop assistant was making her most uncomfortable .
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But there is something about those headphones which makes me most uncomfortable .
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It was a most uncomfortable meal.
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With these new molecules from nature scientists hope to combat one of the most uncomfortable and vexing problems in medicine more effectively.
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Not only was this unhygienic but it was most uncomfortable for me, being in close proximity to him.
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It was a most uncomfortable conversation, and I hadn't anticipated it.
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So usually we avoid them which is why an effective appraisal interview can be a most uncomfortable experience.
rather
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But I have always felt rather uncomfortable in her presence.
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The creative team Generally speaking they are the ones who do not wear suits - or look rather uncomfortable when they do.
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The success of the Green Movement over the last few years has left that rather uncomfortable question hanging in the air.
slightly
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She found it slightly uncomfortable , being scrutinized by a bird.
so
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He would become so uncomfortable that he would eventually leave the table and make some more coffee!
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Freeman, of all people, knows this, which is why she is often so uncomfortable with the talk of reconciliation.
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Perhaps that's why I felt so uncomfortable with those men.
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Is that Troy Aikman or a koala with lower digestive difficulties looking so uncomfortable on the Dallas sideline?
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Not for a long time had Vi felt so uncomfortable .
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But we would fall asleep in one another's arms - that romantic image which is in reality so uncomfortable and painful.
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What was it about unashamed luxury, Harriet sometimes asked herself, which made her feel so uncomfortable ?
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She had never felt so uncomfortable in her life.
too
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Travel was not too uncomfortable , and when it stopped there were amusing soldiers to talk to.
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Tuymans should have won a prize, but maybe his message was too uncomfortable .
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They say it would make journeys too uncomfortable for passengers and slow their journey times, making services uneconomical.
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An excess of teenage hormones, he told himself, lying desperately because the truth was too uncomfortable to face.
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Only those thoughts were too uncomfortable to contemplate so she pushed them back into her mind.
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It ain't too uncomfortable , but it's really blummin cold.
very
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He was on a very uncomfortable bed.
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In the preponderance of cases, marked nystagmus is accompanied by a very uncomfortable feeling of vertigo. 3.
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Gardener's knee pads are a good idea: kneeling on joists can be very uncomfortable .
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There was a shot of Ramirez on the bench looking very uncomfortable .
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When I woke up, I was on a train and feeling very uncomfortable after a long sleep.
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All in all, it is reported to be a very uncomfortable experience.
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She was starting to feel very uncomfortable .
■ NOUN
feeling
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But the uncomfortable feeling remained, and to cheer herself up, Grace began to plan what she would wear tomorrow.
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The uncomfortable feeling she'd had earlier on had come back again and sat like a solid lead ball in her chest.
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An hour's walk in the countryside will dissipate any uncomfortable feelings absorbed from others.
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The country has an uncomfortable feeling of the powder-keg about it.
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Must be an uncomfortable feeling at a time like this.
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It gave her the uncomfortable feeling of being turned inside out for better examination.
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I still had this uncomfortable feeling that I did know her.
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He was glad to have met the Collector again, but he had the uncomfortable feeling of many things left unsaid.
position
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Mr Smyth argued that it would place officers in the uncomfortable position of patrolling with colleagues they had once arrested.
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This is a terribly uncomfortable position , unless you have either very long legs or a big rear end.
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In other words the objective is to escape from an uncomfortable position rather than to reach a particular destination.
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After some really lackluster efforts we are put in the uncomfortable position of rooting for an injury.
question
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She threw out the uncomfortable question , its pain-filled answer.
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But dialogues must begin with tough or uncomfortable questions .
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It is the novel's obsession with the dead that begins to give answers to these pressing and uncomfortable questions .
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That uncomfortable question has faced many investors.
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The success of the Green Movement over the last few years has left that rather uncomfortable question hanging in the air.
silence
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The landlady stared at her in an uncomfortable silence .
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There was a long, uncomfortable silence .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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All this talk about love and romance was making me uncomfortable .
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cheap uncomfortable shoes
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I feel uncomfortable talking about Gayle when she isn't here.
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I hate travelling by train - the carriages are always so dirty and uncomfortable .
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In those days visiting the island meant a long uncomfortable voyage across choppy seas.
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Jim always felt uncomfortable on such formal occasions.
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She was dressed in a very tight skirt and uncomfortable -looking shoes.
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The heat was making us all uncomfortable .
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These chairs may look good, but they're very uncomfortable to sit on.
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They were forced to spend another uncomfortable night at the airport waiting for their plane.
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You look uncomfortable . Why don't you sit over here?
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A smart suit with cheap uncomfortable shoes generally reveals a man posing above his station.
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Even a soft body brush can feel uncomfortable if the bristles are stuck into the skin.
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Inside, the house was dark and uncomfortable .
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Let Lucy articulate, lay herself on whatever uncomfortable line it was that she had elected to draw.
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Obviously, do not expect your pet to settle down readily on a wet or uncomfortable surface.
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Perhaps that's why I felt so uncomfortable with those men.
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She wanted to make him uncomfortable , make it hard for him to read.
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The only uncomfortable moment was when a cell phone began ringing behind them and they started smiling at each other.