uncomfortable
adjective
un·com·fort·able
ˌən-ˈkəm(p)(f)-tər-bəl,
-ˈkəm(p)(f)-tə-bəl,
-ˈkəm(p)-fər-tə-bəl
-ˈkəm(p)-fə-tə-bəl,
-ˈkəm-fər-bəl,
-ˈkəm-fə-bəl
1
: causing discomfort or annoyance
an uncomfortable chair
an uncomfortable performance
2
: feeling discomfort : uneasy
was uncomfortable with them
uncomfortably
adverb
ˌən-ˈkəm(p)(f)-tər-blē
-ˈkəm(p)(f)-tə-blē
-ˈkəm(p)-fər-tə-blē
-ˈkəm(p)-fə-tə-blē
-ˈkəm-fər-blē
-ˈkəm-fə-blē
Examples of uncomfortable in a Sentence
You look uncomfortable in that chair. Would you like to sit here instead?
The silence went on so long that it became very uncomfortable.
We were in the uncomfortable position of asking for money.
I was uncomfortable about talking to them.
She's uncomfortable being in the spotlight.
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Curt Steinhorst, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
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—ArsTechnica, 18 Sep. 2025
Some teachers unions and First Amendment advocates, however uncomfortable with the comments, defended the educators’ right to make them.
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—Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
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Curt Steinhorst, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
More than half reported feeling uncomfortable about their own or someone else's smelly shoes, and 90 percent kept their shoes in a shoe rack.
—ArsTechnica, 18 Sep. 2025
Some teachers unions and First Amendment advocates, however uncomfortable with the comments, defended the educators’ right to make them.
—Tyler Kingkade, NBC news, 18 Sep. 2025
Samir Hussein/WireImage And William looked decidedly uncomfortable as Andrew tried to talk to him while the TV cameras filmed the pair.
—Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for uncomfortable
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“Uncomfortable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uncomfortable. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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uncomfortable
adjective
un·com·fort·able
ˌən-ˈkəm(p)(f)-tə(r)-bəl
-ˈkəm(p)-fə(r)t-ə-bəl,
ˈən-
1
: causing discomfort
an uncomfortable chair
2
: feeling discomfort : uneasy
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