— discomfortable /dis kum"feuhr teuh beuhl, -kumf"teuh-/ , adj. — discomfortingly , adv.
/dis kum"feuhrt/ , n.
1. an absence of comfort or ease; uneasiness, hardship, or mild pain.
2. anything that is disturbing to or interferes with comfort.
v.t.
3. to disturb the comfort or happiness of; make uncomfortable or uneasy.
[ 1300-50; (v.) ME discomforten to discourage, pain descomforter to sadden, grieve; see DIS- 1 , COMFORT; (n.) ME ]