discomfort

n.

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

tr.v., -fort·ed, -fort·ing, -forts.

To make uncomfortable; distress. See Usage Note at discomfit.

[Middle English, from Old French desconfort, from desconforter, to discourage : des-, dis- + conforter, to strengthen; see comfort.]

discomfortable dis·com'fort·a·ble (-kŭm'fər-tə-bəl, -kŭmf'tə-bəl) adj.
discomfortingly dis·com'fort·ing·ly adv.

noun

1. The state or quality of being inconvenient: incommodiousness, incommodity, inconvenience, trouble. See comfort/discomfort.
2. Something that causes difficulty, trouble, or lack of ease: incommodity, inconvenience. See comfort/discomfort.

verb

1. To cause inconvenience for: discommode, incommode, inconvenience, put out, trouble. See comfort/discomfort.
2. To cause (a person) to be self-consciously distressed: abash, chagrin, confound, confuse, discomfit, disconcert, discountenance, embarrass, faze, mortify. Idioms: put on the spot, throw for a loop. See pain/pleasure.

n

Definition: irritation, pain
Antonyms: comfort, ease, easiness, pleasure, relief

v

Definition: irritate; cause pain
Antonyms: aid, alleviate, comfort, ease, help, relieve

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IN BRIEF: n. - An uncomfortable feeling of mental painfulness or distress; The state of being tense and feeling pain.

Tutor's tip: The collision caused him "discomfort" (physical pain or distress) but did not "discomfit" (to frustrate or thwart, to foil) his opponent.

Quotes:

"The only thing I can't stand is discomfort." - Gloria Steinem

Dansk (Danish)
n. - utilpashed, foruroligelse, ubekvemmelighed
v. tr. - forurolige, være til gene for

Nederlands (Dutch)
ongemak, onbehaaglijkheid, rusteloosheid, niet op zijn gemak laten voelen, ongemak veroorzaken

Français (French)
n. - malaise, manque de bien-être/de confort, (Méd) gêne, inconvénient, inconfort, incommodité
v. tr. - éprouver une gêne/de l'inconfort

Deutsch (German)
n. - Beschwerde, Unbequemlichkeit, Unbehagen
v. - Unbehagen verursachen, beunruhigen, zu schaffen machen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - έλλειψη άνεσης, κακουχία, ταλαιπωρία, στενοχώρια, ενόχληση, δυσφορία

Italiano (Italian)
disturbo, disagio

Português (Portuguese)
n. - desconforto (m)

Русский (Russian)
неудобство, дискомфорт

Español (Spanish)
n. - molestia, incomodidad, malestar, inquietud
v. tr. - estar incómodo

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - obehag

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
不便之处, 不适, 使不舒服, 使不安

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 不便之處, 不適
v. tr. - 使不舒服, 使不安

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 언짢음, 곤란
v. tr. - 언짢게 하다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 不快, 不便, 不快なこと
v. - 不快にする

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) إنزعاج, ألم بسيط, تعب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮אי-נוחות, קושי, טרדה, מבוכה‬
v. tr. - ‮ציער, גרם אי-נוחות‬

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