smarting vs uncomfortable

smarting

adj
  • Experiencing emotional pain or embarrassment. 

  • Painful, sore. 

noun
  • A sensation that smarts or stings. 

uncomfortable

adj
  • Experiencing discomfort. 

  • Not comfortable; causing discomfort. 

  • Uneasy or anxious. 

  • Put off or disgusted. 

How often have the words smarting and uncomfortable occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )