DISCOMFORT

discomfort, soreness, irritation

(noun) an uncomfortable feeling of mental painfulness or distress

discomfort, uncomfortableness

(noun) the state of being tense and feeling pain

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

discomfort (countable and uncountable, plural discomforts)

Mental or bodily distress.

Something that disturbs one’s comfort; an annoyance.

Verb

discomfort (third-person singular simple present discomforts, present participle discomforting, simple past and past participle discomforted)

To cause annoyance or distress to.

(obsolete) To discourage; to deject.

Usage notes

As a verb, the unrelated term discomfit is often used instead, largely interchangeably, though this is proscribed by some as an error, discomfit originally meaning “destroy”, not “distress”.

Source: Wiktionary

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Dis*com"fort, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Discomforted; p. pr. & vb. n. Discomforting.] Etym: [OF. desconforter, F. déconforter, to discourage; pref. des- (L dis-) + conforter. See Comfort.]

1. To discourage; to deject. His funeral shall not be in our camp, Lest it discomfort us. Shak.

2. To destroy or disturb the comfort of; to deprive oas, a smoky chimney discomforts a family.

Dis*com"fort, n. Etym: [OF. desconfort, F. déconfort. See Discomfort, v. t.]

1. Discouragement. [Obs.] Shak.

2. Want of comfort; uneasiness, mental or physical; disturbance of peace; inquietude; pain; distress; sorrow. "An age of spiritual discomfort." M. Arnold. Strive against all the discomforts of thy sufferings. Bp. Hall.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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