discomfort
noun
an absence of comfort or ease; uneasiness, hardship, or mild pain.
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
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Despite a warm personal relationship with Ronald Reagan, Lopez Portillo has discomforted the U.S. by indulging his ambitions as a spokesman for Third World concerns.
From Time Magazine Archive
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