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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
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
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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