uncomfortable

uncomfortable
adj.
1 not comfortable
VERBS
▪ be, feel, look, seem
▪ become, get
▪ make sth
▪

Sharp stones on the path made walking barefoot rather uncomfortable.

▪ find sth
▪

I find these chairs incredibly uncomfortable.

ADVERB
▪ extremely, fairly, very, etc.
▪ downright, incredibly, most, terribly
▪ physically
2 feeling/causing worry/embarrassment
VERBS
▪ appear, be, feel, look, seem, sound
▪ become, get, grow
▪

He started to get a little uncomfortable as the conversation continued.

▪ remain
▪

A few remain highly uncomfortable with the idea of same-sex marriage.

▪ make sb
▪

The way he looked at her made her distinctly uncomfortable.

▪ leave sb
▪

This discussion leaves them uncomfortable.

▪ find sth
ADVERB
▪ extremely, fairly, very, etc.
▪ acutely, decidedly, deeply, distinctly, downright, highly, horribly, incredibly, most, profoundly, terribly
▪ increasingly
▪ a little, slightly, etc.
▪ mildly, vaguely
▪ clearly, obviously, visibly
▪ suddenly
▪

I noticed that Elisa was suddenly uncomfortable and blushing.

PREPOSITION
▪ about
▪

She was a little uncomfortable about this situation.

▪ at
▪

He looked uncomfortable at the news.

▪ with
▪

Planners seem a little uncomfortable with the current guidelines.

Uncomfortable is used with these nouns: ↑chair, ↑feeling, ↑pause, ↑position, ↑ride, ↑silence, ↑situation, ↑truth

Collocations dictionary. 2013.

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