uncomfortable
adjectives
conducive to or feeling mental discomfort
"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"
is similar to
socially uncomfortable; unsure and constrained in manner
"awkward and reserved at parties"; "ill at ease among eddies of people he didn't know"; "was always uneasy with strangers"
is similar to
excessively and uncomfortably conscious of your appearance or behavior
"self-conscious teenagers"; "wondered if she could ever be untidy without feeling self-conscious about it"
see also
lacking a sense of security or affording no ease or reassurance
"farmers were uneasy until rain finally came"; "uneasy about his health"; "gave an uneasy laugh"; "uneasy lies the head that wears the crown"; "an uneasy coalition government"; "an uneasy calm"; "an uneasy silence fell on the group"
providing or experiencing physical discomfort
"an uncomfortable chair"; "an uncomfortable day in the hot sun"
antonym
is similar to
feeling physical discomfort or pain (`tough' is occasionally used colloquially for `bad')
"my throat feels bad"; "she felt bad all over"; "he was feeling tough after a restless night"
is similar to
causing physical discomfort
"bites of black flies are more than irritating; they can be very painful"
is similar to
characterized by physical misery
"a wet miserable weekend"; "spent a wretched night on the floor"
is similar to
uncomfortable because of possible danger or trouble
"made things warm for the bookies"
is an attribute of
a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain
"he is a man who enjoys his comfort"; "she longed for the comfortableness of her armchair"
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