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Discomfort

To discourage; to deject.

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Condition 76% connected

Mode or state of being; state or situation with regard to external circumstances or influences, or to physical or mental integrity, health, strength,…

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Hurt 76% connected

A band on a trip-hammer helve, bearing the trunnions.

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Status 76% connected

State; condition; position of affairs.

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Suffering 76% connected

of Suffer

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Inconvenience 76% connected

The quality or condition of being inconvenient; want of convenience; unfitness; unsuitableness; inexpediency; awkwardness; as, the inconvenience of t…

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Malaise 76% connected

An indefinite feeling of uneasiness, or of being sick or ill at ease.

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Unease 76% connected

Want of ease; uneasiness.

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Uneasiness 76% connected

The quality or state of being uneasy; restlessness; disquietude; anxiety.

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Wretchedness 76% connected

The quality or state of being wretched; utter misery.

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Irritation 92% connected

The act of irritating, or exciting, or the state of being irritated; excitement; stimulation, usually of an undue and uncomfortable kind; especially,…

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Soreness 92% connected

The quality or state of being sore; tenderness; painfull; as, the soreness of a wound; the soreness of an affliction.

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Comfort 94% connected

To make strong; to invigorate; to fortify; to corroborate.

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Comfort 94% connected

To make strong; to invigorate; to fortify; to corroborate.

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Electricity noun · 85% connection

keen and shared excitement; "the stage crackled with electricity whenever she was on it"

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Care noun · 84% connection

a cause for feeling concern; "his major care was the illness of his wife"

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Conservation noun · 78% connection

the preservation and careful management of the environment and of natural resources

Used in the same subject area: Environmental science, Conservation and biodiversity.
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Area noun · 78% connection

a particular environment or walk of life; "his social sphere is limited"; "it was a closed area of employment"; "he's out of my orbit"

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Arena noun · 78% connection

a particular environment or walk of life; "his social sphere is limited"; "it was a closed area of employment"; "he's out of my orbit"

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Biodiversity noun · 78% connection

the diversity of plant and animal life in a particular habitat (or in the world as a whole); "a high level of biodiversity is desirabl…

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Bionomic adjective · 78% connection

of or relating to the science of ecology; "ecological research"

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Bionomical adjective · 78% connection

of or relating to the science of ecology; "ecological research"

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Book verb · 78% connection

arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance; "reserve me a seat on a flight"; "The agent booked tickets to the sho…

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Corridor noun · 78% connection

an enclosed passageway; rooms usually open onto it

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Defunctness noun · 78% connection

no longer in existence; "the extinction of a species"

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Domain noun · 78% connection

a particular environment or walk of life; "his social sphere is limited"; "it was a closed area of employment"; "he's out of my orbit"

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Ecologic adjective · 78% connection

of or relating to the science of ecology; "ecological research"

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Ecological adjective · 78% connection

of or relating to the science of ecology; "ecological research"

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Endangered adjective · 78% connection

(of flora or fauna) in imminent danger of extinction; "an endangered species"

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Extinction noun · 78% connection

no longer in existence; "the extinction of a species"

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Field noun · 78% connection

a particular environment or walk of life; "his social sphere is limited"; "it was a closed area of employment"; "he's out of my orbit"

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Habitat noun · 78% connection

the type of environment in which an organism or group normally lives or occurs; "a marine habitat"; "he felt safe on his home grounds"

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Appall adjective · 78% connection

To depress or discourage with fear; to impress with fear in such a manner that the mind shrinks, or loses its firmness; to overcome wi…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: discourage, deject.
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Chill verb · 78% connection

To check enthusiasm or warmth of feeling of; to depress; to discourage.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: discourage, deject.
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Damp noun · 78% connection

To put out, as fire; to depress or deject; to deaden; to cloud; to check or restrain, as action or vigor; to make dull; to weaken; to…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: discourage, deject.
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Deject verb · 78% connection

To cast down the spirits of; to dispirit; to discourage; to dishearten.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: discourage, deject.
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Dejected imp. & p. p. · 78% connection

of Deject

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Dejecting p. pr. & vb. n. · 78% connection

of Deject

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Discountenance verb · 78% connection

To refuse to countenance, or give the support of one's approval to; to give one's influence against; to restrain by cold treatment; to…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: discourage, deject.
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Discourage verb · 78% connection

To extinguish the courage of; to dishearten; to depress the spirits of; to deprive of confidence; to deject; -- the opposite of encour…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: discourage, deject.
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Discouraged imp. & p. p. · 78% connection

of Discourage

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Discouraging p. pr. & vb. n. · 78% connection

of Discourage

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Dishearten verb · 78% connection

To discourage; to deprive of courage and hope; to depress the spirits of; to deject.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: discourage, deject.
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Dispirit verb · 78% connection

To deprive of cheerful spirits; to depress the spirits of; to dishearten; to discourage.

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