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discomfort

dis·com·fort [ diss kúmfərt ]


noun  (plural dis·com·forts)
Definition:
 
1. state of physical unease: very mild pain, or a feeling of being physically uncomfortable

2. embarrassment: the state of feeling awkward, embarrassed, or uneasy

3. cause of lack of comfort: something that makes somebody feel physically or mentally uncomfortable



transitive verb  (past and past participle dis·com·fort·ed, present participle dis·com·fort·ing, 3rd person present singular dis·com·forts)
Definition:
 
make somebody uncomfortable: to make somebody feel physically or mentally uncomfortable ( formal )

[14th century. < Old French desconfort< desconforter "deprive of comfort" < conforter "to comfort"]

dis·com·fort·a·ble adjective
dis·com·fort·ing adjective
dis·com·fort·ing·ly adverb
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