DISCOMFORT

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

I. (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An uncomfortable feeling of mental painfulness or distress

Synonyms:

discomfort; irritation; soreness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting feelings and emotions

Hypernyms ("discomfort" is a kind of...):

hurt; suffering (feelings of mental or physical pain)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The state of being tense and feeling pain

Synonyms:

discomfort; uncomfortableness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("discomfort" is a kind of...):

condition; status (a state at a particular time)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "discomfort"):

incommodiousness; inconvenience (an inconvenient discomfort)

malaise; unease; uneasiness (physical discomfort (as mild sickness or depression))

hangover; katzenjammer (disagreeable aftereffects from the use of drugs (especially alcohol))

wretchedness (the character of being uncomfortable and unpleasant)

Antonym:

comfort (a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain)

Credits

Context examples:

A type of labor where the labor pain or discomfort is felt by the pregnant mother in her back.

(Back Labor, NCI Thesaurus)

A disorder characterized by marked discomfort sensation in the back region.

(Back Pain, NCI Thesaurus/CTCAE)

A synthetic propanediol dicarbamate derivative and an adjunct in the treatment of painful muscle spasms, Carisoprodol is a centrally acting skeletal muscle relaxant that relieves stiffness, pain, and discomfort caused by muscle injuries.

(Carisoprodol, NCI Thesaurus)

A disorder characterized by marked discomfort sensation in the chest wall region.

(Chest Wall Pain, NCI Thesaurus/CTCAE)

Symptoms include weakness, paresthesia, sensory loss, marked discomfort and incontinence.

(Myelitis, NCI Thesaurus/CTCAE)

A disorder characterized by marked discomfort sensation originating from a muscle or group of muscles.

(Myalgia, NCI Thesaurus/CTCAE)

A sensation of discomfort or distress that is persistant and continuous.

(Nagging Pain, NCI Thesaurus)

A feeling of sickness or discomfort in the stomach that may come with an urge to vomit.

(Nausea, NCI Dictionary)

Upper abdominal discomfort associated with an urge to vomit.

(Nausea, NCI Thesaurus)

Discomfort referable to either the muscles or the bones themselves.