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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Discomfort \Dis*com"fort\, n. [OF. desconfort F. d['e]confort. See {Discomfort}, v. t.] 1. Discouragement. [Obs.] --Shak. 2. Want of comfort; uneasiness, mental or physical; disturbance of peace; inquietude; pain; distress; sorrow. ``An age of spiritual discomfort.'' --M. Arnold. Strive against all the discomforts of thy sufferings. --Bp. Hall. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Discomfort \Dis*com"fort\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Discomforted}; p. pr & vb n. {Discomforting}.] [OF. desconforter F. d['e]conforter, to discourage; pref. des- (L dis-) + conforter. See {Comfort}.] 1. To discourage; to deject. His funeral shall not be in our camp, Lest it discomfort us --Shak. 2. To destroy or disturb the comfort of to deprive o? quiet enjoyment; to make uneasy; to pain; as a smoky chimney discomforts a family. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: discomfort n 1: the state of being tense and feeling pain [syn: {uncomfortableness}] [ant: {comfort}] 2: an uncomfortable feeling in some part of the body [syn: {soreness}, {irritation}, {tenderness}]
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