discomfort
noun
an absence of comfort or ease; uneasiness, hardship, or mild pain.
discomforted
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past participleof discomfort.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof discomfort.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
discomfortnounan absence of comfort or ease; uneasiness, hardship, or mild pain.
Example Sentences
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The unapologetically Black person wears their Blackness every day, regardless of who is offended or discomforted by it.
From Salon ● Oct. 21, 2026
Boland was poor in the first innings, but first discomforted Duckett with a blow to the back elbow then drew the left-hander into a poke to second slip.
From BBC ● Nov. 22, 2025
Mr. Kriegel’s raw emotion, it was plain, discomforted them.
From New York Times ● Oct. 11, 2022
He was discomforted by the pace of Wood, bowled by the Stokes no-ball on 17, and reprieved on 48 when Burns put down a simple chance at second slip off Robinson's bowling.
From BBC ● Dec. 9, 2021
“Of course — everyone knows —” muttered Mr. Diggory, looking highly discomforted.
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
