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Common collocations with discomfort in American Collocation

discomfort noun

US /dɪsˈkʌmfərt/

severe

acute
considerable
extreme
much
obvious
severe

The accident left him unable to walk without severe discomfort.

slight

little
a little
mild
minimal
minor
moderate
momentary
slight
temporary

You may feel a little discomfort in the arm at first.

in a body part

abdominal
breast
chest
pelvic
physical
stomach
visual

He was suffering from abdominal discomfort and weight loss.

cause discomfort

cause (someone)

His old injury still causes him some discomfort.

feel discomfort

experience
feel
suffer
tolerate

If you feel any discomfort or pain when you exercise, do not continue.

reduce or prevent discomfort

alleviate
avoid
ease
minimise
prevent
reduce
relieve
spare someone

She was given a pain killer to relieve any discomfort from her swollen eye.

If he had pleaded guilty to start with, it would have spared the jury the discomfort of sitting through hours of testimony.