Definition of "discomfort" []

• Mental or bodily distress. (noun)
• Something that disturbs one's comfort; an annoyance. (noun)
• To make uncomfortable; distress. See Usage Note at discomfit. (verb-transitive)

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• "But as usual, our discomfort is a relative things – we could be in Buffalo!"
• "Brendan Donnelly is day-to-day with what he described as discomfort in his left side."
• "But the discomfort is what keeps it rich and interesting."