discomfort

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English discomforten, from Anglo-Norman descomforter, equivalent to dis- +‎ comfort. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /dɪsˈkʌmfət/ (US) IPA(key): /dɪsˈkʌmfɚt/ === Noun === discomfort (countable and uncountable, plural discomforts) Mental or bodily distress. Something that disturbs one’s comfort; an annoyance. ==== Derived terms ==== motion discomfort ==== Translations ==== === Verb === discomfort (third-person singular simple present discomforts, present participle discomforting, simple past and past participle discomforted) To cause annoyance or distress to. (obsolete) To discourage; to deject. ==== Usage notes ==== As a verb, the unrelated term discomfit is often used instead, largely interchangeably, though this is proscribed by some as an error, discomfit originally meaning “destroy”, not “distress”. ==== Derived terms ==== discomforter ==== See also ==== discomfit