Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary - uncomfortable

1. If you are uncomfortable, you are slightly worried or embarrassed, and not relaxed and confident. The request for money made them feel uncomfortable... If you are uncomfortable with your counsellor or therapist, you must discuss it... I feel uncomfortable lying. = awkward ADJ: usu v-link ADJ, oft ADJ with/about n, ADJ -ing • uncomfortably Sandy leaned across the table, his face uncomfortably close to Brad’s... He smiled uncomfortably. ADV: usu ADV adj/-ed, also ADV after v 2. Something that is uncomfortable makes you feel slight pain or physical discomfort when you experience it or use it. Wigs are hot and uncomfortable to wear constantly... ...an uncomfortable chair. ADJ: oft ADJ to-inf • uncomfortably The water was uncomfortably cold. ADV: ADV adj 3. If you are uncomfortable, you are not physically content and relaxed, and feel slight pain or discomfort. I sometimes feel uncomfortable after eating in the evening... People living or working with smokers can find it uncomfortable to wear contact lenses because the smoke causes irritation. ADJ: usu v-link ADJ • uncomfortably He felt uncomfortably hot... He awoke to find himself lying uncomfortably on a pile of firewood. ADV: ADV adj, ADV after v 4. You can describe a situation or fact as uncomfortable when it is difficult to deal with and causes problems and worries. It is uncomfortable to think of our own death, but we need to... The decree put the president in an uncomfortable position. ADJ: oft it v-link ADJ to-inf, ADJ to-inf