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discomfortable

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dis·com·fort  (ds-kmfrt)
n.
1. Mental or bodily distress.
2. Something that disturbs one's comfort; an annoyance.
tr.v. dis·com·fort·ed, dis·com·fort·ing, dis·com·forts
To make uncomfortable; distress. See Usage Note at discomfit.
[Middle English, from Old French desconfort, from desconforter, to discourage : des-, dis- + conforter, to strengthen; see comfort.]
dis·comfort·a·ble (-kmfr-t-bl, -kmft-bl) adj.
dis·comfort·ing·ly adv.
discomfortable [dɪsˈkʌmfətəbəl -ˈkʌmftə-]
adj
Archaic tending to deprive of mental or physical ease or comfort


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