discomforts

Noun

discomfort (countable and uncountable, plural discomforts)

1. Mental or bodily distress.
   • […] although overcrowding on the trains running via London Bridge has occasioned considerable discomfort to regular travellers, it was noticed that the alternative route was not extensively patronised, and that the trains were seldom more than half-filled.1946 November and December, “Additional London-Dartford Services”, in Railway Magazine, page 386
2. Something that disturbs one’s comfort; an annoyance.
   • Even without hovering drones, a lurking assassin, a thumping score and a denouement, the real-life story of Edward Snowden, a rogue spy on the run, could be straight out of the cinema. But, as with Hollywood, the subplots and exotic locations may distract from the real message: America’s discomfort...2013 June 29, “Travels and travails”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8842, page 55

See all 4 meanings of discomfort