Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Discomforting"
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.
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