discomfort

American  

[dis-kuhm-fert] / dɪsˈkʌm fərt /

noun

1. an absence of comfort or ease; uneasiness, hardship, or mild pain.

2. anything that is disturbing to or interferes with comfort.

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verb (used with object)

1. to disturb the comfort or happiness of; make uncomfortable or uneasy.

discomfort British  

/ dɪsˈkʌmfət /

noun

1. an inconvenience, distress, or mild pain

2. something that disturbs or deprives of ease

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verb

1. (tr) to make uncomfortable or uneasy

Other Word Forms

• discomfortable adjective
• discomfortingly adverb

Etymology

Origin of discomfort

First recorded in 1300–50; (for the verb) Middle English discomforten “to discourage, pain,” from Anglo-French descomforter “to sadden, grieve”; equivalent to dis- ¹ + comfort; noun derivative of verb

Example Sentences

Symptoms can include lasting changes in bowel habits, blood in the stool, unexplained weight loss, and ongoing abdominal discomfort.

From Science Daily

But the 31-year-old was taken to hospital for a lung evaluation after feeling discomfort on Wednesday.

From BBC

“And I was used to very irregular periods and some abdominal discomfort. I could not believe that after 17 years of praying, and trying, for a second child, that I was actually pregnant.”

From Los Angeles Times

“I think everyone who takes time off wrestles with the discomfort of having money go out and not having money come in. It’s deeply uncomfortable — for myself included.”

From MarketWatch

Investors pay close attention to discontinuation rates for obesity drugs given their high rates of nausea, vomiting and gastrointestinal discomfort.

From MarketWatch

Related Words

• ache
• annoyance
• displeasure
• disquiet
• embarrassment
• hardship
• soreness
• trouble
• uneasiness
• unpleasantness