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   Dis·com·fort

   /diˈskəmfərt/

   

   noun

   • 1. slight pain: "the patient complained of discomfort in the left calf" Similar painaches and painssorenesstendernessirritationstiffnessmalaiseachetwingepangthrobcramphurtinformal:gyp
   • ▪ a state of unease, worry, or embarrassment: "his remarks caused her discomfort" Similar embarrassmentdiscomfitureuneaseuneasinessabashmentawkwardnessdiscomposureconfusionagitationnervousnessflusterednessperturbationdistressanxietychagrinmortificationshamehumiliationrare:disconcertmentdisconcertion
   • ▪ something that makes a person feel physically uncomfortable: "her neck hurt and her feet ached, but the physical discomforts were the least of her worries" Similar inconveniencedifficultybothernuisancevexationdrawbackdisadvantagetroubleproblemtrialtribulationlack of comfortunpleasantnesshardshipdistressdisbenefitinformal:hassleOpposite comfortluxury

   verb

   • 1. make (someone) feel uneasy, anxious, or embarrassed: "she liked to discomfort my mother by her remarks"
   • ▪ make (someone) physically uncomfortable; cause slight pain to: "I am often discomforted at night by pain in the knee joint"

   Word Origin Middle English (as a verb in the sense ‘dishearten’): from Old French desconforter (verb), desconfort (noun), from des- (expressing reversal) + conforter ‘to comfort’ (see comfort).

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