uncomfortableness
- noun
- /ʌnˈkʌmfərtəbəl.nəs/
- The uncomfortableness of sitting on the hard bench made the long wait even more tedious.
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Watch on YouTubeAnd like, like we said, that uncomfortableness tells you, OK, that's what I need to be doing.
- And like, like we said, that uncomfortableness tells you, OK, that's what I need to be doing.
- And there was a uncomfortableness, you know, that took months to to tease out.
- That sent like a surge of uncomfortableness through fear.
Examples
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And the expression of that is a, a background sense of, of fear or anxiety and uncomfortableness and sometimes shame.
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This provided a certain level of uncomfortableness and uncertainty as they worried about how they would be judged by their child's teacher.
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And the men of the Marvel Cinematic Universe have been complaining about the uncomfortableness of the outfits.
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A normal person would dial it back or call it a day, but Amity always pushed harder, never made any excuses, and pushed through the uncomfortableness.
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After the awkward silence, I could feel the uncomfortableness in the room as everyone avoided eye contact.
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She expressed her uncomfortableness at the idea of speaking in front of a large audience.
Synonyms
A feeling of nervousness and anger between people or inside a person
A worried, nervous feeling that makes you unable to relax
A feeling of physical pain or mental unease
A feeling of being worried or anxious
A feeling of embarrassment or discomfort in social situations
A general feeling of being unwell, uncomfortable, or lacking energy, often without a clear reason
A feeling of worry and not being relaxed
A feeling of discomfort or dislike
A worried, uncomfortable feeling when you cannot relax
An unpleasant feeling of fear or unease, like insects crawling on your skin
A sick feeling in the stomach and a bit of worry
A feeling of worry and nervousness before an event or about the future
A feeling of nervous worry and stress
A feeling of nervousness and tension that makes you easily annoyed
Being nervous and easily scared by small noises or movements
A strange, uncomfortable feeling you cannot explain
A feeling of being unhappy or annoyed
A feeling of worry that makes you unable to relax
A feeling of being worried and not calm
A feeling of being nervous and not calm
A feeling of not being at home or comfortable in a place
A situation when something is inconvenient and uncomfortable to use
Antonyms
How Comfortable
Surface Forms
Morphology
uncomfortableness = uncomfortable (transparent) = un + comfort + able + ness
Forming a noun with '-ness' from the adjective 'uncomfortable' is a regular, easily understood process.
Etymology
Uncomfortableness is built from un- 'not', comfort 'ease', -able 'able to', and -ness 'state'. So it means the 'state of not feeling ease', which is why it describes being uneasy or tense.