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Another word for discomfort

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Noun

  1. The state or quality of being inconvenient

    See also:

    comfort

  2. Something that causes difficulty, trouble, or lack of ease

    See also:

    comfort

Verb

  1. To cause inconvenience for

    See also:

    comfort

  2. To cause (a person) to be self-consciously distressed

    Idioms:
    See also:

    pain

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Another word for discomfort

Noun
  1. See also:

    pain

    embarrassment

    distress

© WEBSTER’S NEW WORLD® ROGET’S A-Z THESAURUS by Charlton Laird and the editors of Webster’s New World dictionaries. Copyright © 1999 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Sentence Examples

  • Elisabeth's discomfort was evident.

  • The discomfort from earlier in the day seemed to have vanished.

  • Sam eyed her with a fair amount of discomfort, which wasn't surprising because Carmen was close to tears.

  • Quinn, sensing his wife's discomfort, changed the subject back to the game.

  • No… there is some discomfort for a short time, I wouldn't call it pain.

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