discomfort 1 of 2

verb

dis-ˈkəm(p)-fərt How to pronounce discomfort (audio)
Definition of discomfortnext
as in to concern
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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discomfort

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noun

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as in unease

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as in inconvenience

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Recent Examples of discomfort
Noun
After two months of discomfort, a man in South Korea went to an eye clinic where doctors pulled 11 living, wriggling worms from his eyes. — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 26 Oct. 2026 That’s why West focuses less on eliminating every trace of discomfort and more on what pain is preventing someone from doing. — Emily Cegielski, Flow Space, 26 Oct. 2026 If parents are constantly stepping in to soothe or explain, the thinking goes, kids may not learn to manage their feelings or tolerate discomfort. — Alex Vance, Parents, 25 Oct. 2026 Hearing about the allegations at their school only added to that feeling of discomfort, Parker said. — Brittany Shammas, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for discomfort
Recent Examples of Synonyms for discomfort
  1. concern
  2. unease
  3. inconvenience
  4. worry
  5. uneasiness
  6. hardship
  7. bother
  8. distress
Verb
  • Huang’s ideas concerned two formulas that appeared in Ramanujan’s letters and are now known as the Rogers-Ramanujan identities.
    — Lyndie Chiou, Scientific American, 29 Oct. 2026
  • OpenAI therefore leaves individual training rewards unchanged when monitors flag concerning samples.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of concern
Noun
  • The band frequently steers the poppy songwriting offroad by leaning into distortion and ambience, creating moments of both near-mania and hazy unease.
    — Sue Park, Pitchfork, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Mild unease gave way to statements about being worthless, unloved, and a failure.
    — Shae Lake, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of unease
Noun
  • In 2018, Hasebe welcomed visitors to the area but urged them to enjoy Halloween without causing inconvenience to others.
    — Lilit Marcus, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Race organizers regret the inconvenience experienced by those who were towed, Rivera wrote.
    — Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of inconvenience
Verb
  • Although officials have not released details about the cause of death, scientists agree that if it was caused by ordinary plague, the wider world has little to worry about.
    — Faye Flam, Scientific American, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Jason Henry | Bloomberg | Getty Images Anthropic’s IPO prospectus is chock-full of details for investors to celebrate — and worry about.
    — Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of worry
Noun
  • Aside from electoral politics, the poll showed widespread uneasiness about the economy and the future in communities that have been seen as the archetypal birthplace of the American dream.
    — Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 22 Oct. 2026
  • But Sprenger is like Victor Frankenstein, his electronic voice and its warped utterances breathing an uneasiness into everything around it.
    — Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of uneasiness
Noun
  • The embezzlement caused so much financial hardship that the church was forced to reduce programming and take out loans to pay its expenses, the agreement said.
    — Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Bulgarians voted against a backdrop of growing economic hardship and drone attacks on Black Sea shipping, which have left several sailors dead or missing.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of hardship
Verb
  • The mathematics and computer science graduate, who spent two years in the Peace Corps, launched Netflix by mailing DVDs in red envelopes to customers bothered by Blockbuster Video chain’s practices and late fees.
    — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Some people, like me, are bothered by such images but can mostly ignore them.
    — Gabriela Galvin, Scientific American, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of bother
Noun
  • The rise of self-harm influencers—people for whom demonstrating their distress online has become a source of income and validation—is a terrifying new development.
    — Gavin Francis, The New York Review of Books, 24 Oct. 2026
  • CoreWeave, the leader of the pack, has seen spreads on its CDS widen past 11%, generally viewed as a distress level, as investors have to pay up for protection against default.
    — Isabel O'Brien, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of distress

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“Discomfort.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discomfort. Accessed 3 Nov. 2026.

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