noun
1 slight pain
ADJECTIVE
▪ acute ( esp. BrE ), considerable , extreme , great , severe
▪ growing
▪
He became conscious of a growing ~.
▪ little , mild , minimal , minor , slight
▪
You may experience some slight ~ after the operation.
▪ obvious
▪ bodily , physical
▪ abdominal , chest , etc.
… OF DISCOMFORT
▪ amount , degree
VERB + DISCOMFORT
▪ complain of , experience , feel , get , have , suffer
▪
Some of the patients complained of ~.
▪
I didn't have much ~ after the operation.
▪ cause
▪ ease , lessen , minimize , reduce , relieve
▪
Not eating late at night should help to relieve the ~.
PREPOSITION
▪ in ~
▪
He appeared to be in great ~.
▪ with ~ , without ~
▪
You should be able to drive without ~ after about two weeks.
PHRASES
▪ pain and ~ , pain or ~
▪ the ~ associated with sth
▪
the ~ associated with wearing a wig
2 embarrassment
ADJECTIVE
▪ great
▪ obvious
▪ growing
▪ a little , slight
VERB + DISCOMFORT
▪ cause
▪
The revelations caused some ~ to the president.
▪ enjoy
▪
Paula smiled, enjoying her sister's ~.
▪ notice , sense
▪
Sensing her ~, he apologized for mentioning her boyfriend.
▪ hide
▪ show
▪
I tried not to show my ~ with the situation.
DISCOMFORT + VERB
▪ grow , increase
PHRASES
▪ a sense of ~