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discomforting

/dis-kuhm-fert/US // dɪsˈkʌm fərt //UK // (dɪsˈkʌmfət) //

令人不快的,不舒服的,令人不舒服,不舒服

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : an absence of comfort or ease; uneasiness, hardship, or mild pain.
    • : anything that is disturbing to or interferes with comfort.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to disturb the comfort or happiness of; make uncomfortable or uneasy.

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Examples

  • He texted Kelly, asking if she had peppermints to try to curb the discomfort.

  • It might seem logical to avoid exercise-related discomfort by eliminating certain movements altogether.

  • Obviously it would be better if she faced her discomfort, squared up and made nice.

  • After all, embracing open-ended discomfort is exactly what endurance athletes do every day in training, so it makes sense that they have a high pain tolerance.

  • Despite the initial discomfort, she’s eaten out three more times since then — though you wouldn’t know it from her Instagram or other social media accounts.

  • The degree to which the Obama administration detached itself from the operation politically is discomforting.

  • In that discomforting sense, the system has become more a haven for criminals than a defender of victims.

  • He wanted to be without it and its discomforting reproaches.

  • But he became aware of something unusual and discomforting in the atmosphere, and when his grandmother said sternly, "Sit down!"

  • They bent to the gale and pressed on, Gard with a discomforting remembrance that the Coupée lay ahead.

  • Another very discomforting surprise was in store for the cruel Huns.

  • Most discomforting, however, was the manner in which other flowers measured up in comparison to Adua.