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Discomfort   /dɪskˈəmfərt/   Listen
noun
Discomfort  n.  
1.
Discouragement. (Obs.)
2.
Want of comfort; uneasiness, mental or physical; disturbance of peace; inquietude; pain; distress; sorrow. "An age of spiritual discomfort." "Strive against all the discomforts of thy sufferings."


verb
Discomfort  v. t.  (past & past part. discomforted; pres. part. discomforting)  
1.
To discourage; to deject. "His funeral shall not be in our camp, Lest it discomfort us."
2.
To destroy or disturb the comfort of; to deprive of quiet enjoyment; to make uneasy; to pain; as, a smoky chimney discomforts a family.





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"Discomfort" Quotes from Famous Books



... Meldon said it was; but his satisfaction with it turned out to be ill-founded. It was based on a miscalculation. What seemed to him a desirable sailing breeze was a cause of grave discomfort to half ...
— The Simpkins Plot • George A. Birmingham
... cough, quite the most annoying sound that Dick had ever imagined, and he was not easy to irritate. Mother coughed from the time she woke till the time she went to sleep—coughed and remembered old times and wept for Harry, who would at least have taken care not to expose her to such overwhelming discomfort. ...
— To Love • Margaret Peterson
... hat was the chief cause of his discomfort, for he was so accustomed to have it on his head that he could not feel quite himself without it; and, indeed, his wife could hardly recognise him, as she had been accustomed to see him wearing it indoors and out during the twenty ...
— Zoe • Evelyn Whitaker
... as though to herself, "it is curious that a trivial desire for anything like that"—pointing to Rosalie's gift—"should make me restless—annoy me, cause me discomfort. I can't understand why it should actually torment me. It really ...
— The Danger Mark • Robert W. Chambers
... the boys or show embarrassment or discomfort before them," continued Dr. Davenport, "and on the other hand don't try to cultivate dignity by being cold and austere. Be natural with them—but always be the master.—There!" he broke off, smiling, ...
— The Jester of St. Timothy's • Arthur Stanwood Pier


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