discomforts
Small bodily troubles
Discomforts are minor pains, unpleasant sensations, or sources of unease: the discomforts of air travel, pregnancy's small discomforts.
The word emphasizes that these are bearable irritations rather than serious suffering.
As a verb, discomforts means to make someone slightly uncomfortable or uneasy: The question visibly discomforted him.
Persistent dull discomfort
- sorenessTender, painful sensation
- painBodily or emotional distress
- tendernessGentle, caring quality
- crampPainful muscle seizure
stiffness · throbbing · chafing · irritation · inflammation · swelling · numbness · tingling
Mild persistent worry
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
- nervousnessState of anxious unease
- apprehensionNervous anticipation of trouble
- embarrassmentSelf-conscious unease
awkwardness · self-consciousness · tension · worry · dread · distress · agitation · restlessness
Minor difficulty or trouble
- hardshipSuffering from difficult circumstances
- privationLack of necessities
- crowdingExcessive gathering in limited space
- confinementState of being restricted
noise · heat · humidity · cold · stuffiness · jet lag · motion sickness · claustrophobia
ache
Persistent dull discomfort
- sorenessTender, painful sensation
- painBodily or emotional distress
- tendernessGentle, caring quality
cramp · stiffness · throbbing · chafing · irritation · inflammation · swelling · numbness · tingling · itching
unease
Mild persistent worry
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
- nervousnessState of anxious unease
- apprehensionNervous anticipation of trouble
embarrassment · awkwardness · self-consciousness · tension · worry · dread · distress · agitation · restlessness · disquiet
inconvenience
Minor difficulty or trouble
- hardshipSuffering from difficult circumstances
- privationLack of necessities
- crowdingExcessive gathering in limited space
confinement · noise · heat · humidity · cold · stuffiness · jet lag · motion sickness · claustrophobia · waiting
- visual discomfortUnpleasant ocular sensation
- psychological discomfortEmotional unrest within
- chronic discomfortLong-term physical distress
- digestive discomfortGastrointestinal unease or pain
- acute discomfortIntense physical or mental distress
- intense discomfortAcute physical or mental suffering