Usage Note
Inconfortable applies to both physical discomfort (an uncomfortable chair) and emotional unease (an uncomfortable silence). It is the same form for masculine and feminine. The prefix in- negates confortable, itself borrowed from English 'comfortable' in the 18th century.
Examples
"Ce siège est vraiment inconfortable."
Natural Translation
This seat is really uncomfortable.
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