DISCOMFORT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does discomfort mean? 

• DISCOMFORT (noun)
  The noun DISCOMFORT has 2 senses:

1. the state of being tense and feeling pain

2. an uncomfortable feeling of mental painfulness or distress

  Familiarity information: DISCOMFORT used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DISCOMFORT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The state of being tense and feeling pain

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

discomfort; uncomfortableness

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)

Sense 2

Meaning:

An uncomfortable feeling of mental painfulness or distress

Classified under:

Nouns denoting feelings and emotions

Synonyms:

discomfort; irritation; soreness

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

hurt; suffering (feelings of mental or physical pain)

 Context examples 

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

(Breast Pain, NCI Thesaurus/CTCAE)

A discomfort in the chest area that is not related to the heart.

(Non-Cardiac Chest Pain, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

A sensation of intensley hot or searing discomfort.

(Burning Pain, NCI Thesaurus)

A response indicating that an individual has or had no pain or discomfort.

(No Pain or Discomfort, NCI Thesaurus)

Class IV: inability to carry on any physical activity without discomfort.

(New York Heart Association Class, NCI Thesaurus)

A disorder characterized by discomfort in the chest unrelated to a heart disorder.

(Non-Cardiac Chest Pain, NCI Thesaurus/CTCAE)

A disorder characterized by marked discomfort sensation in the bones.

(Bone Pain, NCI Thesaurus/CTCAE)

Vomiting caused by expectation of discomfort or unpleasantness.

(Anticipatory Vomiting, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

Measures a person's perceptions of the social impact of oral disorders on their well-being; measures self-reported dysfunction, discomfort and disability attributed to oral conditions.

(Oral Health Impact Profile, NCI Thesaurus)

A disorder characterized by a sensation of marked discomfort in a joint.

(Arthralgia, NCI Thesaurus/CTCAE)