in an uncomfortable position

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• uncomfortable — [[t]ʌ̱nkʌ̱mftəb(ə)l[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED: usu v link ADJ, oft ADJ with/about n, ADJ ing If you are uncomfortable, you are slightly worried or embarrassed, and not relaxed and confident. The request for money made them feel uncomfortable... If you… …   English dictionary

• uncomfortable — un|com|fort|a|ble [ ʌn kʌmfərtəbl ] adjective ** 1. ) if you are uncomfortable, you have an unpleasant or slightly painful feeling in part of your body: You ll be uncomfortable for a few days after the surgery. She felt cold and uncomfortable.… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• uncomfortable */*/ — UK [ʌnˈkʌmftəb(ə)l] / US [ʌnˈkʌmfərtəb(ə)l] adjective 1) a) if you are uncomfortable, you have an unpleasant or slightly painful feeling in part of your body You ll be uncomfortable for a few days after the surgery. She felt cold and… …   English dictionary

• uncomfortable*/ — [ʌnˈkʌmftəb(ə)l] adj 1) if you are uncomfortable, you have an unpleasant or slightly painful feeling in part of your body You ll be uncomfortable for a few days after the surgery.[/ex] They were sitting in a very uncomfortable position.[/ex] 2)… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• position — 1 noun 1 STANDING/SITTING/POINTING ETC (C) the way someone stands or sits, or the direction in which an object, switch etc is pointing: I had to work in an uncomfortable position, lying under the car. | a sitting/kneeling/standing position: The… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• position — 01. What [position] does your daughter play on her baseball team? 02. Many people say that playing goalie is the most difficult [position] in hockey. 03. I must have slept in a strange [position] last night because I woke up with a really sore… …   Grammatical examples in English

• position — n. & v. n. 1 a place occupied by a person or thing. 2 the way in which a thing or its parts are placed or arranged (sitting in an uncomfortable position). 3 the proper place (in position). 4 the state of being advantageously placed (jockeying for …   Useful english dictionary

• position — po•si•tion [[t]pəˈzɪʃ ən[/t]] n. 1) condition with reference to place, often relative to the location of others; location; situation 2) a place occupied or to be occupied; site: a fortified position[/ex] 3) the proper, appropriate, or usual place …   From formal English to slang

• Uncomfortable — Un*com fort*a*ble, a. 1. Feeling discomfort; uneasy; as, to be uncomfortable on account of one s position. [1913 Webster] 2. Causing discomfort; disagreeable; unpleasant; as, an uncomfortable seat or situation. [1913 Webster] The most dead,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• uncomfortable — adj. 1 not comfortable VERBS ▪ be, feel, look, seem ▪ become, get ▪ make sth ▪ S …   Collocations dictionary

• position — n. posture 1) to assume, take a position 2) an awkward, uncomfortable; comfortable position 3) a kneeling; lotus; lying; prone; sitting; squatting; straddle; supine position 4) the fetal, foetal position attitude 5) to assume, take a position 6)… …   Combinatory dictionary