From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Uncomfortable \Un*com"fort*a*ble\, adjective
1. Feeling discomfort; uneasy; as, to be uncomfortable on account of one's position.
2. Causing discomfort; disagreeable; unpleasant; as, an uncomfortable seat or situation.
The most dead, uncomfortable time of the year. --Addison. -- {Un*com"fort*a*ble*ness}, noun -- {Un*com"fort*a*bly}, adverb
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
noun
1: the state of being tense and feeling pain [syn: {discomfort}] [ant: {comfort}]
2: embarrassment deriving from the feeling that others are critically aware of you [syn: {self-consciousness}, {uneasiness}]
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