Discomfort
noun
A feeling of being uneasy or in pain.
She felt a slight discomfort in her back after lifting the heavy boxes.
Often appears as...
- feel discomfort
- slight discomfort
noun
Something that causes unease or difficulty.
The hot weather was a major discomfort during our trip.
Often appears as...
- major discomfort
- minor discomfort
verb
To make someone feel uneasy or uncomfortable.
The idea of speaking in public really discomforts her.
Often appears as...
- discomforts her
- discomforts him
noun
A feeling of being uneasy or in pain.
She felt a slight discomfort in her back after lifting the heavy boxes.
Often appears as...
- feel discomfort
- slight discomfort
noun
Something that causes unease or difficulty.
The hot weather was a major discomfort during our trip.
Often appears as...
- major discomfort
- minor discomfort
verb
To make someone feel uneasy or uncomfortable.
The idea of speaking in public really discomforts her.
Often appears as...
- discomforts her
- discomforts him
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Sensation
Often refers to mild physical unease, not severe pain.
Wearing tight shoes for too long caused her discomfort.
Pro Tip 2/3Emotional Unease
Can describe a subtle emotional feeling of being uneasy.
He experienced discomfort when the topic of money came up.
Pro Tip 3/3Avoidance
People often avoid things that cause them discomfort.
She avoided confrontations due to the discomfort they caused her.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Sensation
Often refers to mild physical unease, not severe pain.
Wearing tight shoes for too long caused her discomfort.
Pro Tip 2/3Emotional Unease
Can describe a subtle emotional feeling of being uneasy.
He experienced discomfort when the topic of money came up.
Pro Tip 3/3Avoidance
People often avoid things that cause them discomfort.
She avoided confrontations due to the discomfort they caused her.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Sensation
Often refers to mild physical unease, not severe pain.
Wearing tight shoes for too long caused her discomfort.
Pro Tip 2/3Emotional Unease
Can describe a subtle emotional feeling of being uneasy.
He experienced discomfort when the topic of money came up.
Pro Tip 3/3Avoidance
People often avoid things that cause them discomfort.
She avoided confrontations due to the discomfort they caused her.
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How we conquered the...
the eight-year-old son of his gardener. After a few days of fever and discomfort, the boy seemed to recover. Two months later, Jenner inoculated the boy again, this time with matter from a fresh smallpox lesion. No disease developed, and Jenner concluded that protection was complete. His plan had worked.
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How to make stress your...
It's equally wise to go for the stressful job so long as you believe that you can handle it, in some sense? Yeah, and one thing we know for certain is that chasing meaning is better for your health than trying to avoid discomfort. And so I would say that's really the best way to make decisions,
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How reliable is your...
but our studies have gone through thorough evaluation by research ethics boards that have made the decision that the temporary discomfort that some of these subjects might experience in these studies is outweighed by the importance of this problem
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The surprising reason...
So it's actually the body's own immune response that causes much of the discomfort you feel every time you get ill. Unfortunately, it doesn't always work perfectly. Most notably, millions of people worldwide suffer from autoimmune diseases,
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The power of vulnerabilit...
the more afraid we are. This is what politics looks like today. There's no discourse anymore. There's no conversation. There's just blame. You know how blame is described in the research? A way to discharge pain and discomfort.
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You aren't at the mercy...
excitement, comfort, discomfort. But these simple feelings are not emotions. They're actually with you every waking moment of your life. They are simple summaries of what's going on inside your body, kind of like a barometer.
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New bionics let us run,...
Imagine a future where clothing is stiff and soft where you need it, when you need it, for optimal support and flexibility, without ever causing discomfort. My bionic limbs are attached to my biological body
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A funny look at the...
without the awkward discomfort of eye contact I call that advancement we were supposed to be caught up in a communication tsunami the likes of which the world has
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Barbed Cat Penis PIPE...
despite the discomfort most species of cats have a remarkably energetic sex life during her receptive period a lioness mates up to an astonishing and
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How to make your writing...
to create a feeling of discomfort. use dramatic irony. You can't just keep the audience in the dark forever. Sometimes, suspense is best served
Video examples
How we conquered the...
the eight-year-old son of his gardener. After a few days of fever and discomfort, the boy seemed to recover. Two months later, Jenner inoculated the boy again, this time with matter from a fresh smallpox lesion. No disease developed, and Jenner concluded that protection was complete. His plan had worked.
Video examples
How to make stress your...
It's equally wise to go for the stressful job so long as you believe that you can handle it, in some sense? Yeah, and one thing we know for certain is that chasing meaning is better for your health than trying to avoid discomfort. And so I would say that's really the best way to make decisions,
Video examples
How reliable is your...
but our studies have gone through thorough evaluation by research ethics boards that have made the decision that the temporary discomfort that some of these subjects might experience in these studies is outweighed by the importance of this problem
Video examples
The surprising reason...
So it's actually the body's own immune response that causes much of the discomfort you feel every time you get ill. Unfortunately, it doesn't always work perfectly. Most notably, millions of people worldwide suffer from autoimmune diseases,
Video examples
The power of vulnerabilit...
the more afraid we are. This is what politics looks like today. There's no discourse anymore. There's no conversation. There's just blame. You know how blame is described in the research? A way to discharge pain and discomfort.
Video examples
You aren't at the mercy...
excitement, comfort, discomfort. But these simple feelings are not emotions. They're actually with you every waking moment of your life. They are simple summaries of what's going on inside your body, kind of like a barometer.
Video examples
New bionics let us run,...
Imagine a future where clothing is stiff and soft where you need it, when you need it, for optimal support and flexibility, without ever causing discomfort. My bionic limbs are attached to my biological body
Video examples
A funny look at the...
without the awkward discomfort of eye contact I call that advancement we were supposed to be caught up in a communication tsunami the likes of which the world has
Video examples
Barbed Cat Penis PIPE...
despite the discomfort most species of cats have a remarkably energetic sex life during her receptive period a lioness mates up to an astonishing and
Video examples
How to make your writing...
to create a feeling of discomfort. use dramatic irony. You can't just keep the audience in the dark forever. Sometimes, suspense is best served
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Kelsang Gyatso
The purpose of meditation is to make our mind calm and peaceful. If our mind is peaceful, we will be free from worries and mental discomfort, and so we will experience true happiness. But if our mind is not peaceful, we will find it very difficult to be happy, even if we are living in the very best conditions.
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Giles Duley
British Photographer
For me, documentary photography has always come with great responsibility. Not just to tell the story honestly and with empathy, but also to make sure the right people hear it. When you photograph somebody who is in pain or discomfort, they trust you to make sure the images will act as their advocate.
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Brene Brown
American Author
I was raised in a family where vulnerability was barely tolerated: no training wheels on our bicycles, no goggles in the pool, just get it done. And so I grew up not only with discomfort about my own vulnerability, I didn't care for it in other people either.
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Julian Baggini
British Author
If I hammer my own thumb while doing some DIY, it's not nice, but it's not the end of the world. To care obsessively about similar levels of discomfort in animals seems to be a case of mistaken moral priorities.
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Karen O
South Korean Musician
I feel like every five to seven years I really need to put myself in this position of discomfort and exploration, just to survive. Otherwise I feel like I'm falling asleep, like I'll go crazy if I don't do it.
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Jed Mercurio
British Writer
I think once you do the unexpected, and you take the viewers to a position of discomfort about being able to rely on characters surviving, then it does completely affect the way in which the drama is viewed.
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Jason Reynolds
American Author
Be not afraid of discomfort. If you can't put yourself in a situation where you are uncomfortable, then you will never grow. You will never change. You'll never learn.
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Rachel Weisz
British Actress
As a child I was the best tree climber in our neighbourhood, I was like a little monkey. I've never been afraid of hurting myself or a little physical discomfort.
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John David Washington
American Actor
In football, I learned about trust, handling failure, embracing discomfort, and rejection, which has helped with the auditions.
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Yann Martel
Canadian Author
I think art comes from some sense of discomfort with the world, some sense of not quite fitting with it.
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Kelsang Gyatso
The purpose of meditation is to make our mind calm and peaceful. If our mind is peaceful, we will be free from worries and mental discomfort, and so we will experience true happiness. But if our mind is not peaceful, we will find it very difficult to be happy, even if we are living in the very best conditions.
Quote examples
Giles Duley
British Photographer
For me, documentary photography has always come with great responsibility. Not just to tell the story honestly and with empathy, but also to make sure the right people hear it. When you photograph somebody who is in pain or discomfort, they trust you to make sure the images will act as their advocate.
Quote examples
Brene Brown
American Author
I was raised in a family where vulnerability was barely tolerated: no training wheels on our bicycles, no goggles in the pool, just get it done. And so I grew up not only with discomfort about my own vulnerability, I didn't care for it in other people either.
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Julian Baggini
British Author
If I hammer my own thumb while doing some DIY, it's not nice, but it's not the end of the world. To care obsessively about similar levels of discomfort in animals seems to be a case of mistaken moral priorities.
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Karen O
South Korean Musician
I feel like every five to seven years I really need to put myself in this position of discomfort and exploration, just to survive. Otherwise I feel like I'm falling asleep, like I'll go crazy if I don't do it.
Quote examples
Jed Mercurio
British Writer
I think once you do the unexpected, and you take the viewers to a position of discomfort about being able to rely on characters surviving, then it does completely affect the way in which the drama is viewed.
Quote examples
Jason Reynolds
American Author
Be not afraid of discomfort. If you can't put yourself in a situation where you are uncomfortable, then you will never grow. You will never change. You'll never learn.
Quote examples
Rachel Weisz
British Actress
As a child I was the best tree climber in our neighbourhood, I was like a little monkey. I've never been afraid of hurting myself or a little physical discomfort.
Quote examples
John David Washington
American Actor
In football, I learned about trust, handling failure, embracing discomfort, and rejection, which has helped with the auditions.
Quote examples
Yann Martel
Canadian Author
I think art comes from some sense of discomfort with the world, some sense of not quite fitting with it.
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