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}]
Uncomfortable \Un*com"fort*a*ble\, a. 1. Feeling discomfort; uneasy; as, to be uncomfortable on account of one's position. [1913 Webster] 2. Causing discomfort; disagreeable; unpleasant; as, an uncomfortable seat or situation. [1913 Webster] The most dead, uncomfortable time of the year. --Addison. [1913 Webster] -- {Un*com"fort*a*ble*ness}, n. -- {Un*com"fort*a*bly}, adv. [1913 Webster]