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# discomfort

noun (discomfort, discomforts)

«discomfort» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Discomfort is a feeling of mild pain or not feeling comfortable in your body. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/discomfort/#m1)
2. Discomfort is a feeling of worry or embarrassment. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/discomfort/#m2)

### In the lessons

In health lessons and at the doctor's, «some discomfort» is a gentle way to describe mild pain (a euphemism for «it may hurt a bit»). In stories a character feels discomfort when embarrassed or uneasy.

### Examples

- The injection may cause a little discomfort. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/discomfort/#x1)
- He shifted in his seat in discomfort. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/discomfort/#x2)
- Tight shoes cause discomfort when you walk. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/discomfort/#x3)
- She felt discomfort when everyone stared at her. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/discomfort/#x4)
- Tell the nurse if you feel any discomfort. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/discomfort/#x5)
- The heat caused great discomfort to the animals. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/discomfort/#x6)
- So there he sat groaning and moaning, both from the discomfort inside him and his anxiety to escape from the basket. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/discomfort/#x7)

### Note

Mostly uncountable. The prefix dis- means «not». Doctors say «discomfort» when they mean some pain, so it can be softer than the truth.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «discomfort» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/discomfort/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«discomfort» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/discomfort.html) on Mova free.