acute discomfort

collocation in English

meaningsofacuteanddiscomfort

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acute
adjective
uk
/əˈkjuːt/us
/əˈkjuːt/
If a bad situation is acute, it causes severe problems ...
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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 ofacuteanddiscomfortfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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We are all going to suffer the mostacutediscomfortand dislocation during the period of building this car park.
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In gynaecology this means in physical terms—which men can understand only theoretically—months and months ofacutediscomfort, pain and anxiety.
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There are conditions ofacutediscomfortthere which hurricanes have nothing to do with.
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Our service men are out there in conditions ofacutediscomfort.
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If trains are stopped in tunnels for long periods, rapid overheating,acutediscomfortand even panic can occur.
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There is the problem of theacutediscomfort—and that is putting it mildly!
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It causesacutediscomfortto the villagers and great distress to everyone concerned.
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I want to pay a tribute to the way the people have suffered and endured grief, pain andacutediscomfort.
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Sometimes the beds of the patients are tidied so effectively that the patients are lying in a state ofacutediscomfort.
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I have been, as it were, poised on a springboard, which is a situation of someacutediscomfort.
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How does this bureaucratic ruling envisage this young man, for example, getting on or off a bus or taking short walks withoutacutediscomfort?
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People do not usually die of these things, so apparently they can wait inacutediscomfortand acute pain.
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People sufferacutediscomfortfrom overcrowded hotels and boarding houses, from crowded resorts and even from overcrowded beaches.
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Some of these people were confined to very short journeys indeed because the appliance was such that it could be used for only short periods because of theacutediscomfort.
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The immense contribution to the economy and to the character of the country made by the industry often is made under conditions ofacutediscomfortand even danger.
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Their illnesses are not of the kind from which they are likely to die, but they are inacutediscomfort, and they can suffer it for six to 10 months.
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The employer will gain because the driver of a tractor will be able to use the power at his disposal without sufferingacutediscomfortfrom the noise in his cab.
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People who happen to be non-smokers or, perhaps, who suffer from certain maladies or disabilities can be put inacutediscomfortby someone sitting next to them and smoking.
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The time factor in travelling these distances and the acute discomforts of the journey add to the general frustration.
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