discomfort
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- (uncountable) A feeling of being embarrassed or worried.
- His bad singing caused us discomfort.
- (uncountable) Pain or another unpleasant physical feeling.
- She had some discomfort in her knees.
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- (transitive) If you discomfort a person or animal, you make them feel worried, embarrassed, or a little ill.
- Her strange behaviour discomforted us.