uncomfortableness

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Breaching the perceived safe space between oneself and one's interlocutor is intended to induce uncomfortableness and even distress, thus blocking fluid interaction.

From Salon • Sep. 21, 2023

Q: “Little Demon” deals a lot with the uncomfortableness of middle school.

From Washington Post • Aug. 31, 2022

Minhi, whose work can be seen at minhi.com, said she doesn’t like having all eyes on her but she’s also keen to overcome uncomfortableness.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 26, 2022

But I knew I just had to be able to sit with this uncomfortableness and take it hour by hour, day by day; and if you have to, take it minute by minute.

From New York Times • Apr. 9, 2020

The wind blew keenly through a thousand apertures in the log walls; and nothing could exceed the uncomfortableness of our situation.

From Roughing It in the Bush by Moodie, Susanna