Word Finder - uncomfortable

definition

Not comfortable; causing discomfort.

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The class squirmed and fidgeted in the uncomfortable new chairs.

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Experiencing discomfort.

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Uneasy or anxious.

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Sharing a house with them made me uncomfortable.

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Put off or disgusted.

It was uncomfortable, but safe.

He looked uncomfortable and his gaze shifted absently to the cabinets.

Katie grumbled, uncomfortable in her formal dress.

It crossed her mind that Alex might be more than uncomfortable in these surroundings.

At Carmen's uncomfortable look, she shook her head.

But what made him most uncomfortable was the large four-poster bed Cynthia and Jeffrey Byrne had shared in love.

I guess I shouldn't be snoopy either, but we've had a lot of guests in the last six months and I've never felt this uncomfortable about any of the others.

Carmen shrugged off an uncomfortable feeling that something was amiss.

In the middle of the queen's throne was a low stone box she mistook at first glance to be the world's most uncomfortable lumbar support.

I know you feel uncomfortable about driving my truck.

Yully looked around again, uncomfortable in the strange place without him.

When the silence became uncomfortable, she glared at him.

Len looked uncomfortable and glanced at Howard as if for support.

In spite of the uncomfortable sleeping accommodations and the situation, she fell asleep almost instantly.

It seemed like only a few seconds before the uncomfortable feeling became nausea.

An uncomfortable silence prompted Gerald to speak again.

And Cade had become more solemn in the last few weeks, as if he sensed her dilemma and felt uncomfortable as well.

Night brought a chill as uncomfortable as the heat of the day.

Katie looked relieved, but Carmen's stomach took an uncomfortable lurch.

For a moment he looked uncomfortable... uncertain.

Their history was too personal for her to feel uncomfortable standing near-naked to a man who'd had a crush on her for a while.

Uncomfortable, Kiera cleared her throat.

There was enough room for her to raise her arms but not sit, and she leaned against the uncomfortable wall, gazing at the world spinning outside her pod.

She bit her lip but didn't answer, causing an uncomfortable silence.

She sat again in the uncomfortable chair that had become her alternate bed.

Rostov had not seen him since his proposal and Sonya's refusal and felt uncomfortable at the thought of how they would meet.

Donna & Chris exchanged uncomfortable glances.

I want to make it uncomfortable for our friend here in Miami.

She sat up straight, thinking that position would be uncomfortable enough to keep her awake.

The world faded into shadow and light then into an uncomfortable darkness, not quite sleep but not consciousness either.

He looked nervous and uncomfortable.

After an uncomfortable moment, Jackson asked, "If Elisabeth was to have a child with someone the pack chose, would they allow us to raise it?"

Vera's remark was correct, as her remarks always were, but, like most of her observations, it made everyone feel uncomfortable, not only Sonya, Nicholas, and Natasha, but even the old countess, who--dreading this love affair which might hinder Nicholas from making a brilliant match-- blushed like a girl.

Well, I don't know about that, but I am uncomfortable with him.

I continued to feel uncomfortable.

While Dean had no desire to participate in the new and perilous sport of ice climbing, he didn't share Cynthia total perplexity at why a sane human being would even consider subjecting himself or herself to such uncomfortable danger.

What Russian, reading the account of the last part of the campaign of 1812, has not experienced an uncomfortable feeling of regret, dissatisfaction, and perplexity?

There's no point in being uncomfortable just so you can prove what a macho man you are.

She swallowed hard, uncomfortable with playing the role of judge and jury.

It was one of those uncomfortable moments that left her wondering if the odometer was what he was interested in.

It was time to talk to someone, but the idea of talking to a councilor was almost as uncomfortable as talking to no one.

Okay, I can see you're uncomfortable talking about this so let's change the subject.

Jackson felt uncomfortable under both women's scrutiny.

At first, Cynthia seemed unaware that her reminiscences made Dean uncomfortable but when he didn't respond, she turned and looked at him.

Pierre felt uncomfortable and even depressed in his friend's company and at last became silent.

I didn't mean to make you uncomfortable.

He wasn't trying to be rude; he was merely fending off an uncomfortable subject.

The doctor looked uncomfortable.

Rostov felt so ill at ease and uncomfortable with Boris that, when the latter looked in after supper, he pretended to be asleep, and early next morning went away, avoiding Boris.

In her behavior to her mother Natasha seemed rough, but she was so sensitive and tactful that however she clasped her mother she always managed to do it without hurting her or making her feel uncomfortable or displeased.