uncomfortable

unbequem

So beschaffen, dass es körperliche Schmerzen verursacht oder Entspannung verhindert.

In einfachem Englisch: Making your body feel pain or preventing you from relaxing.

• These shoes are uncomfortable.
• We slept on an uncomfortable mattress.
• Why are the seats so uncomfortable?

Gegenteile: comfortable

Häufige Wendungen: uncomfortable chair, uncomfortable shoes, uncomfortable bed, uncomfortable seat

unwohl

Wegen des eigenen Körpers oder der Umgebung Schmerzen oder Unruhe empfinden oder sich schwer entspannen können.

In einfachem Englisch: Feeling pain, worry, or difficulty relaxing because of your body or surroundings.

• I feel uncomfortable in this heat.
• Her back hurt, and she was uncomfortable all night.
• Are you uncomfortable sitting there?

So benutzt man es: uncomfortable in something (I felt uncomfortable in those tight trousers.)

Synonyme: ill at ease

Gegenteile: comfortable

Häufige Wendungen: feel uncomfortable, physically uncomfortable, uncomfortable in something

unbehaglich, verlegen

In einer Situation besorgt oder verlegen sein oder sich nicht entspannen können.

In einfachem Englisch: Feeling worried, embarrassed, or unable to relax in a situation.

• The question made me uncomfortable.
• She felt uncomfortable discussing her salary.
• There was an uncomfortable silence after his joke.

So benutzt man es: uncomfortable about something (She felt uncomfortable about asking for money.); uncomfortable with something (He is uncomfortable with public attention.)

Synonyme: uneasy, awkward

Gegenteile: relaxed

Häufige Wendungen: uncomfortable silence, feel uncomfortable, uncomfortable about something