Uncomfortableness

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Uncomfortable \Un*com"fort*a*ble\, a.
     1. Feeling discomfort; uneasy; as, to be uncomfortable on
        account of one's position.
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     2. Causing discomfort; disagreeable; unpleasant; as, an


        uncomfortable seat or situation.
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              The most dead, uncomfortable time of the year.
                                                    --Addison.
        [1913 Webster] -- {Un*com"fort*a*ble*ness}, n. --
        {Un*com"fort*a*bly}, adv.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  uncomfortableness
       n 1: the state of being tense and feeling pain [syn: {discomfort}]
            [ant: {comfort}]
       2: embarrassment deriving from the feeling that others are
          critically aware of you [syn: {self-consciousness}, {uneasiness}]