discomforts 1 of 2

present tense third-person singular of discomfort

discomforts

2 of 2

noun

plural of discomfort

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for discomforts
Verb
  • Namely, the fact that Powell’s booksellers had been raising concerns about the use AI art long before the merch drop—concerns that management repeatedly overruled.
    Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Gurman’s final note concerns the cameras, which may be one of the star features.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Because eventually, these small inconveniences pale in comparison to the greater goals and purposes that your club gives you.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
  • In this scenario, the Kremlin could meet a moment where its resistance to the banal inconveniences of reality, and the economic hardship of its own people, turns toxic.
    Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The growing number of satellites in low Earth orbit (LEO) also worries space sustainability experts, who warn about the increasing risk of orbital collisions.
    Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • But the immigration worries – with threats of arrest, detention, and deportation for workers – are just one way Trump’s policies are holding back construction.
    Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • And, without needing to preach, Preparation for the Next Life delineates the limits of immigrants reaching for solidarity from white Americans who may be experiencing their own hardships, but who are never going to be in danger of being deported.
    Alison Willmore, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Recent aid cuts have deepened hardships for families.
    Charlie Campbell, Time, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • But the administration’s approach alarms other Jewish groups and erstwhile academic allies in the fight against campus antisemitism.
    Peter Elkind, ProPublica, 27 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • But according to Aaron Shmulewitz, a real-estate lawyer, the process for dealing with a repeat window flasher in your co-op isn’t all that different from other nuisances like someone across the hall blasting metal music at midnight.
    Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 15 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • In New York, there’s no worry; no one bothers us.
    Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 29 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • When Cochrane died in 1913, at 74, from complications following a stroke, there was a growing commercial market for dishwashers in the United States.
    Jeremy Lott, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Viruses can trigger serious asthma attacks and lead to complications such as bronchitis or pneumonia.
    Rhonda Conner-Warren, The Conversation, 11 Sep. 2025
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“Discomforts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discomforts. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.

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