UNCOMFORTABLE


Meaning of UNCOMFORTABLE in English

/ ʌnˈkʌmftəbl; NAmE ; BrE also -fət-; NAmE also -fərt-/ adjective

1.

( of clothes, furniture, etc. ) not letting you feel physically comfortable; unpleasant to wear, sit on, etc. :

uncomfortable shoes

I couldn't sleep because the bed was so uncomfortable.

OPP comfortable

2.

not feeling physically relaxed, warm, etc. :

I was sitting in an extremely uncomfortable position.

She still finds it uncomfortable to stand without support.

OPP comfortable

3.

anxious, embarrassed or afraid and unable to relax; making you feel like this :

He looked distinctly uncomfortable when the subject was mentioned.

There was an uncomfortable silence.

OPP comfortable

4.

unpleasant or difficult to deal with :

an uncomfortable fact

I had the uncomfortable feeling that it was my fault.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.