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discomfort

/dɪsˈkʌmfət/ noun

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

verb

  1. To cause annoyance or distress to.
  2. To discourage; to deject.

Origin

From Middle English discomforten, from Anglo-Norman descomforter, equivalent to dis- + comfort.

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