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uncomfortable

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un⋅com⋅fort⋅a⋅ble

  [uhn-kuhmf-tuh-buhl, -kuhm-fer-tuh-buhl]
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–adjective
1. causing discomfort or distress; painful; irritating.
2. in a state of discomfort; uneasy; conscious of stress or strain.
Origin:
1585–95; un- 1 + comfortable

Related forms:
un⋅com⋅fort⋅a⋅ble⋅ness, noun
un⋅com⋅fort⋅a⋅bly, adverb

Synonyms:
2. awkward, nervous, discomfited, strained.
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un·com·fort·a·ble   (ŭn-kŭm'fər-tə-bəl, -kŭmf'tə-)   
adj.  

  1. Experiencing physical discomfort.

  2. Ill at ease; uneasy.

  3. Causing anxiety; disquieting.

un·com'fort·a·ble·ness n., un·com'fort·a·bly adv.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Word Origin & History

uncomfortable 
c.1425 (implied in uncomfortably) "causing discomfort," from un- (1) "not" + comfortable. Meaning "feeling discomfort, ill-at-ease" is attested from 1796.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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