Hypertext Webster Gateway: "uncomfortableness"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Uncomfortable \Un*com"fort*a*ble\, a.
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}, n. -- {Un*com"fort*a*bly},
adv.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
uncomfortableness
n 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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