67 entries under uncomfortable topic. ×

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difficult(adjective, tough, rough, harsh, delicate)
15
sticky(adjective, tough, difficult, delicate, informal)
15
embarrassing(adjective, difficult, heavy, uneasy, tricky)
15
troublesome(adjective, hard, rough, difficult, pain)
14
ill at ease(expression, adjective, idiom, unsettled)
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touchy(adjective, difficult, delicate, irritable, restless)
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bad(adjective, poor, small, common, usual)
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precarious(adjective, difficult, delicate, unsettled, tricky)
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incommodious(adjective, poor, difficult, small, unimportant)
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tricky(adjective, tough, difficult, delicate, unpleasant)
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affected(adjective, difficult, insecure, pretentious, exaggerated)
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disagreeable(adjective, hard, rough, difficult, rude)
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mortifying(adjective, pain, uneasy)
6
sensitive(adjective, difficult, delicate, uneasy, tricky)
6
uncertain(adjective, difficult, delicate, hesitant, tricky)
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disconcerting(adjective, uneasy)
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humiliating(adjective, uneasy)
5
unseemly(rude, improper, incorrect, unsuitable, uneasy)
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discomfited(adjective, shy, doubtful, insecure)
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discomfiting(adjective, uneasy)
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