discomfort
pronunciation
How to pronounce discomfort in British English:
UK [dɪsˈkʌmfət]
How to pronounce discomfort in American English:
US [dɪsˈkʌmfərt]
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- Noun:
- the state of being tense and feeling pain
- an uncomfortable feeling in some part of the body
Word Origin
- discomfort (n.)
- mid-14c., from Old French desconfort (12c.), from desconforter (v.), from des- (see dis-) + conforter (see comfort (v.)).
- discomfort (v.)
- c. 1300, "to deprive of courage," from Old French desconforter; see discomfort (n.). Related: Discomforted; discomforting.
Antonym
Example
- 1. In their minds , effort is synonymous with discomfort .
- 2. That had the advantage of sparing jews and muslims discomfort .
- 3. My daughter asked with obvious discomfort after a month .
- 4. But for ramji , deep discomfort is a good thing .
- 5. How often do you intentionally push yourself to discomfort ?