source of discomfort

collocation in English

meaningsofsourceanddiscomfort

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source
noun[C]
uk
/sɔːs/us
/sɔːrs/
the place something comes from or starts at, or the cause ...
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discomfort
noun[C or U]
uk
/dɪˈskʌm.fət/us
/dɪˈskʌm.fɚt/
a feeling of being uncomfortable physically or mentally, or something that ...
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(Definition ofsourceanddiscomfortfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsource of discomfort

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This may be because they are unsightly and may be asourceofdiscomfort.
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Pain was a majorsourceofdiscomfort, with arm pain and swelling a frequent complaint.
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On the other hand, anothersourceofdiscomfortwas addresses to people who were frequently referred to by names different from those by which they were addressed.
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Accident proneness may incidentally, however, offer one model with which to accommodate or bypass this possiblesourceofdiscomfortwith multiple discovery.
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The lumpectomy scar was asourceofdiscomfortfor 3 women, although 2 of these women attributed this to strain imposed by daily activities rather than the radiotherapy.
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It has always been asourceofdiscomfortto me that we should go far away for some timbers which we ought to supply here at home.
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Back pain is a majorsourceofdiscomfortand disability to many people and a serious economic problem in terms of lost production, sickness benefit and cost of treatment.
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However, it can be asourceofdiscomfortto some parents to discover their children are engaging in such an activity.
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It wasn't the major problem in the marriages, but it was an underlingsourceofdiscomfort.
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Whilst these insects do not provide any hygienic problems for human habitation, they are understandably asourceofdiscomfortfor many.
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