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discomfort

 noun
     
dis‧com‧fort
1 [uncountable] a feeling of slight pain or of being physically uncomfortable:
If the exercise causes discomfort, stop immediately.
2 [uncountable] a feeling of embarrassment, shame, or worry:
To her discomfort, he laughed.
3 [countable] something that makes you feel uncomfortable or gives you a slight pain:
the discomforts of air travel
Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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