And since she refused to accept it, she had been living in extreme discomfort, exclaiming: "Why should we spend all the capital we are ever likely to have tying ourselves down to a place we detest!"
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Discomfort
/dɪsˈkʌmfət/
Synonyms for "discomfort" (139 found)
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Noun(11 words)
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irritationjoylessnesslack of pleasurelamentlamentabilitylamentationload with caremalaisemiserymisgivingmournmournfulnessnauseanongratificationnonsatisfactionnuisancepainpainfulnesspangpathos
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perturbpitiabilitypitiablenesspitifulnesspoignancyput to itregrettablenesssadnesssavorlessnessschmerzscruplesharpnesssorenesssorrowsorrowfulnessspleenstalenesssufferingtastelessnesstediousnesstediumtensiontroubletwingeuncomfortablenessuneaseuneasinessunhappinessunpleasureunsatisfactionupsetvexationvexation of spiritwoebegonenesswoefulnessworry
Noun(12 words)
Verb(1 words)
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7 entriesdiscomfort leveldiscomfort thresholdemotional discomfortmild discomfortmoderate discomfortphysical discomfortsevere discomfort
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15 total sentences available.
I sensed with discomfort that the two of them might ridicule me behind my back as a thoughtless, simple-minded satyr.
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To avoid injury or discomfort, be sure that the vagina is lubricated before intercourse.
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The thought that in a few hours they would reach a country where there were no schools, no books, no teachers, made these boys so happy that they felt neither hunger, nor thirst, nor sleep, nor discomfort.
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