How to say "uncomfortable" in Japanese

• 不愉快ふゆかいCommon
  na-adjective, nounCovers the 'unpleasant, displeasing' sense: something that annoys or offends you, such as a rude remark. It describes emotional displeasure, not physical discomfort, so it is seldom the word for an uncomfortable chair.
  私は非常ひじょうに不愉快ふゆかいだ。↗

  I'm really unhappy about this.
• 煙たいけむたいJLPT N1approx.Common
  i-adjectiveCovers the social sense of 'uncomfortable': feeling awkward or ill at ease, typically because someone's presence constrains you, as with a person you find hard to deal with.
  あの人ひとは煙けむたい。↗

  I feel awkward in his presence.

Use 不愉快 for the 'unpleasant, displeasing' sense, when something offends or irritates you; use 「煙たい」 for feeling awkward or ill at ease, typically in someone's presence; neither describes physical discomfort.

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• 不愉快ふゆかいunpleasant
• 気詰まりきづまりconstrained
• 気味悪いきみわるいunpleasant
• バツが悪いばつがわるいawkward
• バツの悪いバツのわるいawkward
• いずいunpleasant
• 窮屈きゅうくつconstrained
• 気持ち悪いきもちわるいuncomfortable
• 煙たいけむたいawkward
• 気持ちが悪いきもちがわるいuncomfortable
• 困ったこまったinopportune
• 晴れがましいはれがましい(feeling) awkward
• 具合が悪いぐあいがわるいuncomfortable