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discomfort
physical or mental distress
Not to be confused with:
discomfit – thwart; confuse; frustrate; disconcert
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dis·com·fort
(dĭs-kŭm′fərt)n.
1. Mental or bodily distress.
2. Something that disturbs one's comfort; an annoyance.
tr.v. dis·com·fort·ed, dis·com·fort·ing, dis·com·forts
To make uncomfortable; distress.
[Middle English, from Old French desconfort, from desconforter, to discourage : des-, dis- + conforter, to strengthen; see comfort.]
dis·com′fort·a·ble (-kŭm′fər-tə-bəl, -kŭmf′tə-bəl, -kŭmf′tər-) adj.
dis·com′fort·ing·ly adv.
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discomfort
(dɪsˈkʌmfət)n
1. an inconvenience, distress, or mild pain
2. something that disturbs or deprives of ease
vb
(tr) to make uncomfortable or uneasy
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dis•com•fort
(dɪsˈkʌm fərt)n.
1. an absence of comfort or ease; hardship or mild pain.
v.t. 2. to disturb the comfort or happiness of; make uneasy.
[1300–50; Middle English: to discourage, pain < Anglo-French descomforter to sadden, grieve.]
dis•com′fort•a•ble (-fər tə bəl, -ˈkʌmf tə-) adj.
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Discomfort
See Also: PAIN
- Comfortable as a toothache —Mark Twain
- (Kiss) comfortless as frozen water to a starved snake —William Shakespeare
- Comfortless as salt —Sylvia Plath
- Damp like a vault —Maurice Hewlett
- Felt like a door-to-door salesman, pushing unwanted sets of nature encyclopedias complete with fake walnut case —Sue Grafton
- Indigestible as Christmas dinner —Patricia Ferguson See Also: FOOD AND DRINK
- I’ve a head like a concertina, I’ve a tongue like a button-stick, I’ve a mouth like an old potato —Rudyard Kipling
Kipling’s triple simile to describe a hangover, continues as follows: “And I’m more than a little sick, but I’ve had my fun.”
- Self-conscious as a stammer —Delmore Schwartz
- (Joel’s fingers are cold.) The apartment is like a football game in the rain —Margaret Atwood
- Uncomfortable as running a marathon in high-heeled pumps —Anon
- Uncomfortable as trying to sleep standing up —Elyse Sommer
- An uncomfortable feeling, like finding oneself in the same cell, and for the same crime, as a man one repudiated on every ground —John Fowles
- Uneasy as a dog in a vet’s waiting room —Anon
- Nothing unsettles man like a bed of stinging nettles —W. S. Gilbert
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discomfort
Past participle: discomforted
Gerund: discomforting
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| Noun | 1. |  discomfort - the state of being tense and feeling paincondition, status - a state at a particular time; "a condition (or state) of disrepair"; "the current status of the arms negotiations" incommodiousness, inconvenience - an inconvenient discomfort hangover, katzenjammer - disagreeable aftereffects from the use of drugs (especially alcohol) wretchedness - the character of being uncomfortable and unpleasant; "the wretchedness for which these prisons became known"; "the grey wretchedness of the rain" comfort, comfortableness - a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain; "he is a man who enjoys his comfort"; "she longed for the comfortableness of her armchair" |
| 2. | discomfort - an uncomfortable feeling of mental painfulness or distress |
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discomfort
noun
1. pain, suffering, hurt, smarting, ache, throbbing, irritation, tenderness, pang, malaise, twinge, soreness He suffered some discomfort, but no real pain.
pain ease, comfort
pain ease, comfort
2. uneasiness, worry, anxiety, doubt, alarm, distress, suspicion, apprehension, misgiving, nervousness, disquiet, agitation, qualms, trepidation, perturbation, apprehensiveness, dubiety, inquietude She heard the discomfort in his voice as he reluctantly agreed.
uneasiness ease, reassurance, solace
uneasiness ease, reassurance, solace
3. inconvenience, trouble, difficulty, bother, hardship, irritation, hassle (informal), nuisance, uphill (S. African), annoyance, awkwardness, unpleasantness, vexation the hazards and discomforts of primitive continental travel
verb
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discomfort
noun1. The state or quality of being inconvenient:
2. Something that causes difficulty, trouble, or lack of ease:
1. To cause inconvenience for:
2. To cause (a person) to be self-consciously distressed:
Idioms: put on the spot, throw for a loop.
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Translations
عَدَم ارْتِياحمُضايَقَه، إزْعاج
bolestnepohodlípotíž
ubehagubekvemmelighed
kényelmetlenségrossz érzés
óòægindi
nepatogumas
neērtība
nepohodlie
discomfort
[dɪsˈkʌmfət] N (= lack of comfort) → incomodidad f; (= uneasiness) → incomodidad f, turbación f; (physical) → molestia f, malestar mthe injury gave him some discomfort → la herida le causaba molestia
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
discomfort
[dɪsˈkʌmfərt] nCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
discomfort
n (lit) → Beschwerden pl; (fig: = uneasiness, embarrassment) → Unbehagen nt; to feel some discomfort → sich nicht wohlfühlen; the injury gives me a little discomfort now and again → die Verletzung verursacht mir ab und zu leichte Beschwerden; much to my discomfort he offered to pay → es war mir sehr unangenehm, dass er zahlen wollte; the discomforts of camping → die Unannehmlichkeiten des Zeltens
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
discomfort
[dɪsˈkʌmfət] n (lack of comfort) → scomodità f inv; (uneasiness) → disagio, imbarazzohis wound gave him some discomfort → la ferita gli procurava un certo disagio
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
discomfort
(disˈkamfət) noun1. the state of being uncomfortable; pain. Her broken leg caused her great discomfort.
2. something that causes lack of comfort. the discomforts of living in a tent.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
discomfort
n. incomodidad, malestar, aflicción.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
discomfort
n molestia, (euph) dolor m; You’re going to feel a little discomfort..Va a sentir un poco de dolor.English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.