Hypertext Webster Gateway: "discomfort"
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) 1.7 (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}]
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