uncomfort

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English[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From un- (absence or lack of) +‎ comfort.

Noun[edit]

uncomfort (uncountable)

  1. The absence or lack of comfort; comfortlessness

Etymology 2[edit]

From un- (reversal prefix) +‎ comfort.

Verb[edit]

uncomfort (third-person singular simple present uncomforts, present participle uncomforting, simple past and past participle uncomforted)

  1. (transitive) To remove or deprive comfort from
    • 2007, Mary-Elizabeth Thomas, Men of Sorrows: Smugglers of the Marsh:
      ' [] Believe me, I wouldn't uncomfort you.' She looked at him. 'But you do uncomfort me, Arthur.'