considerable discomfort
collocation in Englishmeaningsofconsiderableanddiscomfort
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considerable
adjective
uk/kənˈsɪd.ər.ə.bəl/us/kənˈsɪd.ɚ.ə.bəl/
large or of ...
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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 ofconsiderableanddiscomfortfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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He required a hip replacement in 1989 but remained inconsiderablediscomfortand pain.
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Episodes of gastroenteritis impact on daily activities of the child as well as their caregiver and can be a source ofconsiderablediscomfort.
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The fish dock workers have to work under unhygienic conditions ofconsiderablediscomfort.
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Many people who have made important invitations would takeconsiderablediscomfortfrom such a reply.
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These conditions made the passage difficult, and certainly causedconsiderablediscomfortto the troops embarked in the landing craft.
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Both are minor ailments, but they can causeconsiderablediscomfort.
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Were they to be left in a state ofconsiderablediscomfort?
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When they did come, there was the usual bunching, and they were crowded, with many people waiting inconsiderablediscomfort.
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On that evidence, which is supported by all who know him, there is and has beenconsiderablediscomfort.
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However, his devotion to duty on this occasion, under circumstances ofconsiderablediscomfort, is wholly admirable.
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That led toconsiderablediscomfortfor passengers, although fares increased and services grew much worse.
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We can understand that, because he is inconsiderablediscomfort.
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Although passengers must have sufferedconsiderablediscomfortbecause of the heat there was no general danger from electrical shock or lack of air.
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Mercifully, only six or seven people were injured; others were inconsiderablediscomfort, but the exercise of removing them from the train went extremely well.
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I sympathise with theconsiderablediscomfortand disquiet of those concerned.
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This means that, although there has beenconsiderablediscomfortthere, we are approaching the task with a determination to overcome it.
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That fact is a source ofconsiderablediscomfortto many of those who take part in it.
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The underground system is more than 100 years old, and it can causeconsiderablediscomfortfor those trapped in it.
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It is not reasonable because most of the people who travel at peak hours do so inconsiderablediscomfort.
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