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causing discomfort
- unfortunately, dressing up for the dance meant wearing an uncomfortable shirt
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causing embarrassment
- the uncomfortable situation of running into an ex-friend at a social gathering
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lacking social grace and assurance
- a person who is uncomfortable at parties with lots of strangers
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“Uncomfortable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncomfortable. Accessed 2 Dec. 2021.
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The first known use of uncomfortable was in 1573
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