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dis·com·fort

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rt) KEY

NOUN:

Mental or bodily distress.
Something that disturbs one's comfort; an annoyance.

TRANSITIVE VERB:
dis·com·fort·ed, dis·com·fort·ing, dis·com·forts

To make uncomfortable; distress. See Usage Note at discomfit.

ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English, from Old French desconfort, from desconforter, to discourage : des-, dis- + conforter, to strengthen ; see comfort

OTHER FORMS:
dis·comfort·a·ble (-k

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l) KEY (Adjective), dis·comfort·ing·ly(Adverb)

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