Synonyms for discomfort
dɪsˈkʌm fərtdis·com·fort

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1. discomfort

   Synonyms:
   annoyance, awkwardness, constraint, difficulty, disquiet, irritation, perplexity, trouble, uneasiness, vexation, worry

   Antonyms:
   ease, easiness, expertness, facility, knack, readiness

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1. discomfort

   Synonyms:
   disquiet, vexation, annoyance, trouble, unpleasantness, disagreeableness

   Antonyms:
   comfort, ease, pleasantness, agreeableness

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1. discomfort, uncomfortablenessnoun

   the state of being tense and feeling pain

   Synonyms:
   soreness, uncomfortableness, uneasiness, self-consciousness, irritation

   Antonyms:
   comfortableness, comfort

2. discomfort, soreness, irritationnoun

   an uncomfortable feeling of mental painfulness or distress

   Synonyms:
   temper, tenderness, rawness, uncomfortableness, botheration, soreness, provocation, pique, aggravation, excitation, annoying, innervation, irritation, annoyance, vexation

   Antonyms:
   comfort, comfortableness

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1. • Condition
   • Suffering

Editors ContributionRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. grainyadjective

   the term 'grainy' is used when one feels queer or has a sense of discomfort.

   wow, i'm feeling grainy today.

   Submitted by k1y099.mi on August 30, 2023  

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1. discomfortnoun

   Synonyms:
   uneasiness, disquiet, inquietude, trouble, annoyance

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1. List of paraphrases for "discomfort":

   malaise, unease, inconvenience, uneasiness, embarrassment, malay, malayan, unrest, annoyance, comfort

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1. Bryant McGill:

   All discomfort comes from suppressing your true identity.

2. Annie Mulgrew:

   There's nothing wrong with taking a break, and there's nothing less motivating than an injury, if my body feels too fatigued or I feel discomfort in my muscles or joints, I back off. Staying safe and healthy allows for longevity, and that's really what it's all about.

3. Benjamin W. Decker:

   Regardless of your exact posture, the goal is to be focused on the meditation itself, not allowing any discomfort or distractions to pull your mental attention away from your focus on listening to the Holy Spirit's voice.

4. Ted Cruz:

   I understood that my recounting in my book A Time for Truth the threats he made in the 2009 Texas Attorney General race—and the disparaging remarks he made about President George H.W. Bush—would cause him some discomfort, but I never imagined that his response would be a straight-out falsehood. It's disappointing; this is why people are so cynical about politics, because too many people are willing to lie.

5. Gloria Steinem:

   The only thing I can't stand is discomfort.