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discomfort

[dis-kuhm-fert] / dɪsˈkʌm fərt /




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Josh Svetz, a Los Angeles writer and music consultant, shared a similar experience, noting laughter during both the film’s intentionally humorous moments and chuckles that drowned out moments of discomfort.

From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2026

Common obstacles include discomfort, limited time, and the physical demands of conventional exercise programs.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 21, 2026

Those with sensitive gastrointestinal systems should consult a doctor as it could cause gas, bloating and other GI discomfort.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

Mummery says the UK has "phenomenal waters for tidal power" and he loved being a part of major projects - but couldn't shake a discomfort.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

All they had to do was wait—just as they had while trapped on the ship—but now they had even less to do and much more discomfort, as well.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong

In India, where marriage and motherhood are regarded as the ultimate goal and a sacred duty for most women, a play talking about the discomforts of a mother comes as a refreshing change.

From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026

As the latest heat wave discomforts Europe, France is arguing about air conditioning.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026

SuperMouth ULTIM8 SmartBrush System – Toothbrushes have long been one of travel’s little discomforts — often still damp from use, or less than effective when you pack a separate “travel” brush.

From Salon ● Nov. 20, 2025

After the interview, Isaac and co-host Ronald Young Jr. talk about the challenges and discomforts of self-promotion.

From Slate ● Aug. 25, 2024

He owed it to his people to take these discomforts in stride.

From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill

The unapologetically Black person wears their Blackness every day, regardless of who is offended or discomforted by it.

From Salon ● Oct. 21, 2026

Boland was poor in the first innings, but first discomforted Duckett with a blow to the back elbow then drew the left-hander into a poke to second slip.

From BBC ● Nov. 22, 2025

He moved from 45 overnight to his eighth Test score of 50 or more, but was discomforted by the short ball.

From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2023

Mr. Kriegel’s raw emotion, it was plain, discomforted them.

From New York Times ● Oct. 11, 2022

All the same, the reproof in John Holbrook’s voice left her discomforted.

From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare

That calmed worries that had built on Wall Street that the inflation data could show a discomforting reacceleration.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 29, 2024

The discomforting intimacy of the sequence has stayed with him.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 20, 2023

The discomforting reality is that, while Altman and his ilk have been predicting an exponential acceleration of productivity, we have been experiencing a deceleration.

From Salon ● Mar. 19, 2023

The absence of a human hand — made glaring and discomforting through the tiniest lapses of approximated intuition — can render the listening experience a valueless exchange, the music a bunk currency.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 16, 2023

But the fact is, once I had sat down to supper at their table, once a number of their neighbours had come calling, a most discomforting set of events began to unfold around me.

From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro


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