[syn: self-consciousness, uneasiness, uncomfortableness]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
uncomfortableness
n 1: the state of being tense and feeling pain [syn:
discomfort, uncomfortableness] [ant: comfort,
comfortableness]
2: embarrassment deriving from the feeling that others are
critically aware of you [syn: self-consciousness,
uneasiness, uncomfortableness]