as in concerns
to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy
the harsh criticism of his musical talent did not discomfort him in the least
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as in perturbations
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as in inconveniences
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for discomforts
Verb
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The loss concerns an avid birder like Gang.—
Noel Brennan,
CBS News,
10 June 2026 -
Lawmaker concerns over wait times persist Bisignano's testimony comes more than one year after he was sworn in to lead the Social Security Administration in May 2025.—
Lorie Konish,
CNBC,
10 June 2026
Noun
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Those supporters were left unchallenged by stewards, despite FIFA winning a court hearing enabling them to lawfully prohibit people showing the lion-and-sun flags on the grounds of them carrying a political message and potentially causing disturbances.—
Henry Bushnell,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
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Hayes pointed to a 17-year-old who was shot during last year's fireworks, along with recent youth disturbances across the region.—
Elaine Rojas-Castillo,
CBS News,
15 June 2026
Noun
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The World Cup’s arrival in South Florida comes with some inconveniences for drivers.—
Howard Cohen,
Miami Herald,
10 June 2026
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Car recalls can be major inconveniences for drivers.—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
Verb
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Rebecca worries about her husband, whose work as a mechanic can be dangerous.—
Andrew Jones,
CBS News,
15 June 2026
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Greene worries that rising prices and the disappearance of mass-market paperbacks could create a future where fewer readers take chances on unfamiliar authors.—
Josh Rivera,
USA Today,
14 June 2026
Noun
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The evening was defined by pageantry, knockouts and upsets.—
Kayla Hayempour,
NBC news,
15 June 2026
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Saudi Arabia caused one of the great World Cup upsets in Qatar by beating Argentina, so their capacity for disruption exists, though replicating that against a Spain side of this caliber would be something different entirely.—
Sam Leveridge,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
Noun
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Others spoke to financial hardships, like the desire to buy a home or keep a job.—
Deborah Vankin,
Los Angeles Times,
10 June 2026
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The grants will help owners pay for kitchen equipment upgrades, technology improvements, employee training, retention and recovery from hardships.—
Samantha Gowen,
Oc Register,
8 June 2026
Verb
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The focal point of escalating concern is oldest son Jeremy (Edik Beddoes) whose increasingly erratic behavior alarms those around him, not only for his safety but others as well.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
7 May 2026
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That number alarms many people in the space community and has spurred efforts to start cleaning up our orbital neighborhood.—
Andrew Jones,
Space.com,
5 May 2026
Noun
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Despite these embarrassments, Google and its major AI competitors show no signs of slowing down.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
3 June 2025
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Moreover, in contrast to the FSB, which has suffered a series of setbacks and embarrassments in recent years, Shoigu’s military has enjoyed almost unbroken success going back to the capture of Crimea in 2014 and the intervention in Syria a year later.—
ANDREI SOLDATOV,
Foreign Affairs,
26 Feb. 2022
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“Discomforts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discomforts. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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