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Noun
The patient is still experiencing some discomfort.
These new developments are being watched with discomfort by many of our allies.
Verb
the harsh criticism of his musical talent did not discomfort him in the least
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Ilana Masad, Them, 25 Nov. 2024
That's why universities shouldn't enable students to shrink from discomfort.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
Gaetz could only have afforded three GOP defections assuming all Democrats in the upper chamber opposed his nomination, and several GOP senators had signaled their discomfort with the pick.
—Ian Swanson, The Hill, 21 Nov. 2024
There was discomfort everywhere in the Giants’ locker room.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 21 Nov. 2024
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Noun
His work is the best kind of provocative; requiring me to sit with discomfort and consider my reactions to his points.
—Ilana Masad, Them, 25 Nov. 2024
That's why universities shouldn't enable students to shrink from discomfort.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
Gaetz could only have afforded three GOP defections assuming all Democrats in the upper chamber opposed his nomination, and several GOP senators had signaled their discomfort with the pick.
—Ian Swanson, The Hill, 21 Nov. 2024
There was discomfort everywhere in the Giants’ locker room.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 21 Nov. 2024
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“Discomfort.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/discomfort. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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discomfort
1 of 2 verb
dis·com·fort
dis-ˈkəm(p)-fərt 
: to make uncomfortable or uneasy : distress
discomfort
2 of 2 noun
: physical or mental uneasiness
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