discomfort

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 Verb 1.4.1 Derived terms

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From dis- + comfort.

[edit] Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /dɪsˈkʌmfət/, SAMPA: /dIs"kVmf@t/
• (US) IPA: /dɪsˈkʌmfɚt/, SAMPA: /dIs"kVmf@`t/

[edit] Noun

discomfort (plural discomforts)

1. Mental or bodily distress.
2. Something that disturbs one’s comfort; an annoyance.

[edit] Translations

• Italian: disagio it(it) m.
• Romanian: disconfort n.

[edit] Verb

to discomfort (third-person singular simple present discomforts, present participle discomforting, simple past and past participle discomforted)

1. To cause annoyance or distress.

[edit] Derived terms

• discomforter