uncomfortable

Pronunciation: /ʌnˈkʌm.fɚ.tə.bl̩/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective conducive to or feeling mental discomfort
  2. adjective providing or experiencing physical discomfort

Etymology

From un- + comfortable.

In classic literature

Semantic network

Similar
ill-fitting, self-conscious, disquieting, awkward
Opposite (antonyms)
comfortable

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