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uncomfortable

adjective

Conducive to or feeling mental discomfort

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Word Facts

Word length
13
Starts with
U
Ends with
E
Contains
NC
Scrabble score
22
CEFR level
A2

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ʌnˈkʌmf.tə.bəl

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Meaning

Definitions

adjective

  1. Conducive to or feeling mental discomfort

    “This kind of life can prove disruptive and uncomfortable”

adjective

  1. Providing or experiencing physical discomfort

    “An uncomfortable chair”

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Example Sentences

This kind of life can prove disruptive and uncomfortable
The uncomfortable truth
Grew uncomfortable beneath his appraising eye
An uncomfortable way of surprising me just when I felt surest
The teacher's presence at the conference made the child very uncomfortable
An uncomfortable chair
An uncomfortable day in the hot sun

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