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dis⋅com⋅fort

[dis-kuhm-fert]
–noun
1. an absence of comfort or ease; uneasiness, hardship, or mild pain.
2. anything that is disturbing to or interferes with comfort.
–verb (used with object)
3. to disturb the comfort or happiness of; make uncomfortable or uneasy.

Origin:
1300–50; (v.) ME discomforten to discourage, pain < AF descomforter to sadden, grieve; see dis- 1 , comfort; (n.) ME < AF, deriv. of v.


dis⋅com⋅fort⋅a⋅ble [dis-kuhm-fer-tuh-buhl, -kuhmf-tuh-] , adjective
dis⋅com⋅fort⋅ing⋅ly, adverb
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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. See Usage Note at discomfit.

[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) adj., dis·com'fort·ing·ly adv.
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Word Origin & History

discomfort 
1375, from O.Fr. desconfort (12c.). The verb is recorded from c.1330, originally "to deprive of courage."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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