discomfort

discomfort
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 < AF descomforter to sadden, grieve; see DIS-1, COMFORT; (n.) ME < AF, deriv. of v.]

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