DISCOMFORT


Meaning of DISCOMFORT in English

I. dis-ˈkəm(p)-fərt transitive verb

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French descomforter, from des- dis- + comforter to comfort

Date: 14th century

1. archaic : dismay 1

2. : to make uncomfortable or uneasy

• dis·com·fort·able -ˈkəm(p)-fər-tə-bəl, -ˈkəm(p)f-tər-bəl adjective

II. noun

Date: 14th century

1. archaic : distress , grief

2. : mental or physical uneasiness : annoyance

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.