discomfort en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /dɪsˈkʌmfɚt/ (US)
- /dɪsˈkʌmfət/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From Middle English discomforten, from Anglo-Norman descomforter, equivalent to dis- + comfort.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) Mental or bodily distress.
[…] although overcrowding on the trains running via London Bridge has occasioned considerable discomfort to regular travellers, it was noticed that the alternative route was not extensively patronised, and that the trains were seldom more than half-filled.
1946 November and December, “Additional London-Dartford Services”, in Railway Magazine, page 386:The Western operating authorities are wisely concentrating their main line diesel power at individual sheds, beginning with Laira, so that engine-crews do not have the rather demoralising experience of switching about constantly between the comfort and ease of diesel handling and the relative discomfort and hard work of the steam footplate, as on other Regions.
1961 February, Cecil J. Allen, “Locomotive Running Past and Present”, in Trains Illustrated, page 86:
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(countable, uncountable) Something that disturbs one’s comfort; an annoyance.
Even without hovering drones, a lurking assassin, a thumping score and a denouement, the real-life story of Edward Snowden, a rogue spy on the run, could be straight out of the cinema. But, as with Hollywood, the subplots and exotic locations may distract from the real message: America’s discomfort and its foes’ glee.
2013 June 29, “Travels and travails”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8842, page 55:This happened in the past several years, and it worsened conditions in sectors such as foreign debt, electricity output, rubbish collection, water delivery, and other essential services, to the discomfort of the majority of Lebanese who have spoken out intermittently against the oligarchy of sectarian leaders who rule the country.
2016 October 22, Rami G Khouri, “Lebanese oligarchy preserves its interests once again”, in Aljazeera:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| discomforts | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (68)
unm sakomàlsëwakàn (mental or bodily distress) · it turbamento (mental or bodily distress) · da ubehag (mental or bodily distress) · ml അസ്വസ്ഥത (mental or bodily distress) · ka უხერხულობა (something that disturbs one’s comfort) · ga aineascaireacht (mental or bodily distress) · pl niewygoda (mental or bodily distress) · es incomodidad (mental or bodily distress) · cmn 不安 (mental or bodily distress) · es falta de confort (mental or bodily distress) · mi hūhi (mental or bodily distress) · ga dochraide (mental or bodily distress) · ga neamhchompord (mental or bodily distress) · pl dyskomfort (mental or bodily distress) · ca angúnia (mental or bodily distress) · de Unbehagen (mental or bodily distress) · es incomodidad (something that disturbs one’s comfort) · ga míchompord (mental or bodily distress) · hu kellemetlen érzés (mental or bodily distress) · da gene (something that disturbs one’s comfort) · ka დისკომფორტი (mental or bodily distress) · pt desconforto (mental or bodily distress) · ka მოუხერხებლობა (something that disturbs one’s comfort) · ga athmhaltas (something that disturbs one’s comfort) · fr inconfort (something that disturbs one’s comfort) · mk неу́добност (something that disturbs one’s comfort) · cmn 不適 /不适 (mental or bodily distress) · ca incomoditat (something that disturbs one’s comfort) · ru дискомфо́рт (something that disturbs one’s comfort) · es desasosiego (something that disturbs one’s comfort) · el δυσφορία (mental or bodily distress) · gd mì-shocair (mental or bodily distress) · uk дискомфо́рт (mental or bodily distress) · ga deacracht (mental or bodily distress) · ja 不快 (mental or bodily distress) · fr inconfort (mental or bodily distress) · mk непри́јатност (something that disturbs one’s comfort) · nn ubehag (mental or bodily distress) · bg притеснение (mental or bodily distress) · ga dochracht (mental or bodily distress) · it malessere (mental or bodily distress) · el ενόχληση (mental or bodily distress) · bg неудобство (something that disturbs one’s comfort) · ga dochma (mental or bodily distress) · ja 不安 (mental or bodily distress) · fr malaise (mental or bodily distress) · ka დისკომფორტი (something that disturbs one’s comfort) · eo malkomforto (mental or bodily distress) · ru дискомфо́рт (mental or bodily distress) · ga anacair (mental or bodily distress) · pl dyskomfort (something that disturbs one’s comfort) · ga dócúl (mental or bodily distress) · ml ക്ലേശം (mental or bodily distress) · hu panasz (mental or bodily distress) · el δυσφορία (something that disturbs one’s comfort) · ga míshócúl (mental or bodily distress) · grc ἐνόχλημα (mental or bodily distress) · ca malestar (mental or bodily distress) · nb ubehag (mental or bodily distress) · ru неудо́бство (something that disturbs one’s comfort) · ga anó (mental or bodily distress) · ga neamhshócúl (mental or bodily distress) · hu kényelmetlenség (something that disturbs one’s comfort) · ka შეწუხება (mental or bodily distress) · sv obehag (mental or bodily distress) · fr mal-être (mental or bodily distress) · es falta de confort (something that disturbs one’s comfort) · ro disconfort (mental or bodily distress)