discomfort
noun/dɪsˈkʌmfət/
/dɪsˈkʌmfərt/
(formal)- [uncountable] a feeling of slight pain or of being physically uncomfortable
- You will experience some minor discomfort during the treatment.
- abdominal discomfort
Extra ExamplesTopics Health problemsc1- He became conscious of a growing discomfort.
- I didn't have much discomfort after the operation.
- Not eating late at night should help to relieve the discomfort.
- Some of the patients complained of discomfort.
- You may experience some slight discomfort after the operation.
- You should be able to drive without discomfort after about two weeks.
- the discomfort associated with wearing a wig
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- acute
- considerable
- extreme
- …
- amount
- degree
- complain of
- experience
- feel
- …
- in discomfort
- with discomfort
- without discomfort
- …
- pain and discomfort
- pain or discomfort
- the discomfort associated with something
- …
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- [uncountable] a feeling of worry or being embarrassed synonym unease
- John's presence caused her considerable discomfort.
- I could sense their discomfort at what I was saying.
Extra Examples- I tried not to show my discomfort with the situation.
- Paula smiled, enjoying her sister's discomfort.
- Sensing her discomfort, he apologized for mentioning her boyfriend.
- The revelations caused some discomfort to the president.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- great
- obvious
- growing
- …
- cause
- enjoy
- notice
- …
- grow
- increase
- a sense of discomfort
- [countable] something that makes you feel uncomfortable or causes you a slight feeling of pain
- the dangers and discomforts of a life at sea
Word OriginMiddle English (as a verb in the sense ‘dishearten’): from Old French desconforter (verb), desconfort (noun), from des- (expressing reversal) + conforter ‘to comfort’, from late Latin confortare ‘strengthen’, from com- (expressing intensive force) + Latin fortis ‘strong’.
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