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# uncomfortable

«uncomfortable» in Mova's school dictionary: **not nice for your body, like a hard chair or tight shoes** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective (uncomfortable; more uncomfortable, most uncomfortable)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Uncomfortable means not nice for your body, like a hard chair or tight shoes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/uncomfortable/#m1)

2) Uncomfortable also means a bit worried, embarrassed or uneasy. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/uncomfortable/#m2)

3) A situation is uncomfortable when it makes people feel awkward. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/uncomfortable/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In everyday life, clothes, beds and seats can be uncomfortable. In feelings and safety lessons, an uncomfortable or «uh-oh» feeling is a warning sign: if a person, a secret or a touch makes you uncomfortable, you can say no, leave, and tell a trusted adult. Phrases: feel uncomfortable, make someone uncomfortable, an uncomfortable silence.

### examples

- These shoes are uncomfortable; they pinch my toes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/uncomfortable/#x1)
- The long car ride was hot and uncomfortable. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/uncomfortable/#x2)
- I felt uncomfortable when everyone stared at me. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/uncomfortable/#x3)
- If a secret makes you uncomfortable, tell a grown-up. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/uncomfortable/#x4)
- There was an uncomfortable silence after the joke. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/uncomfortable/#x5)
- Sitting on the floor for an hour is uncomfortable. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/uncomfortable/#x6)
- His questions made her uncomfortable, so she left. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/uncomfortable/#x7)
- It's okay to say no if something feels uncomfortable. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/uncomfortable/#x8)
- ‘What is it?’ asked Houarn, beginning to feel uncomfortable. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/uncomfortable/#x9)

### note

Opposite: comfortable. Spelling: un- + comfort + -able (five syllables, often said «un-COMF-ta-bul»). Adverb: uncomfortably. Feeling uncomfortable is not rude; trust that feeling.

### In the corpora

- [Nicotine is very addictive, so smokers feel uncomfortable until they have the next one, and most started as teenagers.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/28-smoking-vaping-and-betting/6/)
- [All feelings are normal, even the uncomfortable ones.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/53-feelings-and-calming-down/7/)
- [You should tell a trusted adult about anyone who makes you feel uncomfortable.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/58-strangers-and-tricky-people/19/)
- [A secret that makes you feel worried or uncomfortable should be told to a trusted adult.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/60-reasoning-about-people/13/)
- [Babies cry to tell us they are hungry, tired or uncomfortable, because they cannot talk.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/95-babies-siblings-and-parents/5/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «uncomfortable» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/uncomfortable/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.