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A slight pain that is uncomfortable

A lack of comfort

Something that is unpleasant or causes inconvenience

Anxiety, or the state of being worried or anxious

Embarrassment, or the state of being embarrassed or humiliated

The state or fact of being shy or self-conscious

A state of disapproval or feeling of unfulfillment

A state or feeling of great physical or mental distress or discomfort

A feeling of general bodily discomfort, fatigue, or unpleasantness, often at the onset of illness

The state or fact of being troublesome or aggravating

An inconvenience, or the fact or state of being inconvenienced

A state of not being disposed to do something

To bother or cause unease to one's mental or emotional state

To cause to feel hurt, upset, or resentful

(disagree with) To have an adverse or sickening effect on

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Noun

A slight pain that is uncomfortable

aches and pains

painful sensation

painful feeling

pins and needles

sensitivity to pain

muscle contraction

muscular contraction

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“She looked at him, and he told her that he knew why she was feeling discomfort in her back.”

Noun

A lack of comfort

comfortlessness

uncomfortableness

disagreeableness

lack of comfort

“His makeshift bed's discomfort made him sleep light. That was why he heard her stir and begin to waken as the first rays of the sun touched the small house.”

Noun

Something that is unpleasant or causes inconvenience

unfortunateness

thorn in the flesh

pain in the neck

pain in the backside

pain in the rear

pain in the bum

stroke of bad luck

source of irritation

thorn in your side

burr under someone's saddle

burr in someone's saddle

impecuniousness

thorn in one's side

source of aggravation

source of annoyance

bane of one's life

pain in the behind

reverse of fortune

humble beginnings

trials and tribulations

financial distress

reversal of fortune

stumbling block

unfortunate incident

uphill struggle

piece of bad luck

kick in the teeth

tough assignment

unfortunate occurrence

lack of success

cause for concern

fly in the ointment

spanner in the works

stroke of ill luck

source of difficulty

cause of annoyance

hell in a handbasket

rough situation

negative aspect

unfortunate development

whole new ballgame

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“Why am I having to put up with the discomfort of having to stay in all the time?”

Noun

Anxiety, or the state of being worried or anxious

apprehensiveness

discombobulation

emotional strain

screaming abdabs

screaming habdabs

pins and needles

butterflies in the stomach

demoralization^US

demoralisation^UK

nervous tension

sense of foreboding

Sturm und Drang

screaming meemies

mistrustfulness

fear and trembling

mid-life crisis

nervous excitement

dissatisfaction

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“Back in the engineering lab, things had calmed down a bit, but the feeling of discomfort and uneasiness hadn't escaped the atmosphere.”

Noun

Embarrassment, or the state of being embarrassed or humiliated

“Having to go about in shabby clothes causes shame, humiliation and discomfort as a result of being stared at and commented on.”

Noun

The state or fact of being shy or self-conscious

self-consciousness

lack of confidence

unassertiveness

psychological block

mental blockage

self-effacement

unresponsiveness

uncommunicativeness

unpretentiousness

self-possession

self-containment

lack of pretension

self-discipline

lack of self-confidence

unostentatiousness

down-to-earthness

self-government

stand-offishness

unobtrusiveness

keeping under control

unapproachability

undemonstrativeness

unforthcomingness

unwillingness to open up

keeping in check

strength of will

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“Social anxiety or fear of people is really due to shyness and discomfort around strangers.”

Noun

A state of disapproval or feeling of unfulfillment

dissatisfaction

discontentedness

wounded feelings

disconsolateness

downheartedness

righteous anger

heaviness of heart

heavy-heartedness

chip on your shoulder

cantankerousness

disillusionment

sense of injury

being rubbed up the wrong way

broken-heartedness

heavyheartedness

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Noun

A state or feeling of great physical or mental distress or discomfort

heartbrokenness

disconsolateness

heaviness of heart

mental suffering

dissatisfaction

downheartedness

broken-heartedness

unconsolability

disillusionment

harsh conditions

emotional suffering

heavy-heartedness

demoralization^US

demoralisation^UK

apprehensiveness

dark night of the soul

heavyheartedness

low-spiritedness

discontentedness

Sturm und Drang

nervous tension

stroke of bad luck

slough of despond

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Noun

A feeling of general bodily discomfort, fatigue, or unpleasantness, often at the onset of illness

dissatisfaction

insubstantiality

what's going around

valetudinarianism

unsubstantiality

health condition

declining health

lack of strength

world-weariness

medical condition

lack of vitality

defenselessness

loss of strength

extreme tiredness

defencelessness

enfeebled state

chink in the armor

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Noun

The state or fact of being troublesome or aggravating

troublesomeness

inopportuneness

uncomfortableness

incommodiousness

trials and tribulations

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Noun

An inconvenience, or the fact or state of being inconvenienced

Noun

A state of not being disposed to do something

lack of enthusiasm

dissatisfaction

second thoughts

backwardness in coming forward

pangs of conscience

having no use for

shilly-shallying

hemming and hawing

humming and hawing

blowing hot and cold

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Verb

To bother or cause unease to one's mental or emotional state

make uncomfortable

put someone off their stroke

set someone back on their heels

throw off balance

give a hard time

put the wind up

strike terror into

give someone grief

make one's hair stand on end

curdle the blood

make teeth chatter

make one's blood run cold

cause anxiety to

chill to the bone

scare the bejesus out of

do someone's head in

hurt somebody's feelings

throw into a fright

freeze your blood

get the wind up

scare the living daylights out of

send over the edge

throw into a panic

scare the pants off of

make someone jump out of his skin

pull the rug from under

occupy thoughts

make someone scratch their head

prey on your mind

pull the rug out from under

make self-conscious

take the wind out of your sails

make someone laugh out of the other side of their mouth

put someone off their stride

make someone laugh on the other side of their face

cause anguish to

cause suffering to

rub the wrong way

arouse anxiety in

make it tough for

be on one's case

scare the pants off

make someone jump out of their skin

scare someone half to death

give someone goose pimples

make one's flesh creep

give someone the heebie-jeebies

give one the creeps

scare someone out of their wits

put the fear of God into

throw into a blue funk

chill to the marrow

weigh heavily on one's mind

mess with someone's head

be a great weight on

get on your wick

scare the daylights out of

fill with consternation

throw into a tizzy

put on the spot

drive up the wall

be on your back

get on your nerves

get in your hair

weigh heavily on

drive round the bend

rub up the wrong way

cause trouble to

give a bad time

throw into a tizz

bend someone's ear

put into a flap

drive round the twist

catch off balance

give someone the hump

make someone see red

cut to the quick

inflict anguish on

breathe down someone's neck

cause someone to lose their composure

get under your skin

get your back up

make somebody's hackles rise

put your back up

cause to be at a stand

take control of

weigh heavily on someone's mind

cause concern to

rattle one's cage

give the business

cause discomfort to

put out of countenance

drive to distraction

be a pain in the neck

be a thorn in someone's side

make your blood boil

make things hot for someone

make it hot for someone

get your dander up

give someone the pip

ruffle one's feathers

get up someone's nose

cause disquiet to

be a nuisance to

send into a spin

be in someone's way

come back to haunt

breath down someone's neck

break one's heart

be a weight on one's mind

put a damper on

break the heart of

put into a funk

give someone hell

lie heavy on someone's mind

weigh heavy on someone's mind

take the wind out

put pressure on

put the squeeze on

bring pressure to bear on

take by surprise

be in someone's hair

jump on one's case

get on one's nerves

stop someone in their tracks

be the victim of

try your patience

be a thorn in someone's flesh

get your hackles up

dash the hopes of

knock props out

cause suffering

drive you up the wall

give the needle

rattle someone's cage

hit where one lives

be on the back of

put someone's nose out of joint

raise your hackles

throw into tizzy

kick up a stink

upset the applecart

give offence to

be disagreeable to

push the buttons of

get on someone's back

cause someone distress

have had enough

make someone fed up

make discontented

exhaust someone's patience

try the patience of

shout catcalls at

be a weight on someone's mind

be all Greek to

be on pins and needles

have ants in one's pants

be like a cat on hot bricks

push to the limit

cause to feel emotional strain

cause to feel mental strain

put in traction

press the panic button

go into a panic

become flustered

be in a twitter

get into a state

rule with an iron hand

trample underfoot

weigh heavy upon

rule with a rod of iron

ride roughshod over

make jokes about

be sarcastic about

poke mullock at

get on someone's case

take the mickey

make a monkey of

pull someone's leg

take the piss out of

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“This claim will discomfort many an actuary or mathematician.”

Verb

To cause to feel hurt, upset, or resentful

give offence to

cause suffering to

hurt somebody's feelings

hurt the feelings of

cut to the quick

put your back up

put someone's nose out of joint

rub up the wrong way

cause suffering

be disagreeable to

push the buttons of

give the cold shoulder

give a hard time

get a rise out of

get under your skin

give someone the hump

hit where one lives

make somebody's hackles rise

ruffle one's feathers

raise your hackles

upset the applecart

treat with contempt

treat contemptuously

make jokes about

tread on someone's toes

be disagreeable

be an affront to

cause offence to

treat disrespectfully

cast aspersions on

step on one's toes

take the piss out of

drag through the mud

drag through the mire

hold up to ridicule

cock a snook at

give a bad name

do a hatchet job on

hold in contempt

give Bronx cheer

poke mullock at

take the mickey

turn up one's nose

tell lies about

run a smear campaign against

blacken someone's name

show contempt for

hurl insults at

laugh in the face of

treat with disdain

blacken the name of

blacken the character of

make a monkey of

make a monkey out of

be sarcastic about

cut down to size

be contemptuous of

have a crack at

take a swipe at

blow raspberries

shout disapproval

curl your lip at

make cutting remarks about

say contemptuously

turn your nose up at

bring into disrepute

laugh out of court

reflect badly on

ruin the reputation of

bring shame upon

put in a bad light

destroy someone's credibility

bring into disfavour

damage someone's reputation

show in a bad light

attack somebody's dignity

spread scandal about

defame someone's character

sully someone's reputation

run smear campaign

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Verb

(disagree with) To have an adverse or sickening effect on

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