Usually means: Uncomfortably near, causing unease.
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We found 8 dictionaries that define the word too close for comfort:

General (7 matching dictionaries)
  1. too close for comfort: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. too close for comfort: Merriam-Webster
  3. too close for comfort: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  4. too close for comfort: Wiktionary
  5. Too Close For Comfort, Too Close for Comfort (TV series), Too Close for Comfort (disambiguation), Too Close for Comfort (film), Too Close for Comfort: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

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  1. too close for comfort: Idioms

Definitions from Wiktionary (too close for comfort)

adjective:  Near enough to cause discomfort.
adjective:  Near enough to be dangerous.
adjective:  So similar or applicable to one's situation that it causes distress.
adjective:  Frightening because of almost resulting in injury or disaster.

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