discomfort (redirected from discomforts)

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.

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[Middle English, from Old French desconfort, from desconforter, to discourage : des-, dis- + conforter, to strengthen; see comfort.]

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dis·comfort·a·ble (-kmfr-t-bl, -kmft-bl) adj.

dis·comfort·ing·ly adv.

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discomfort

Noun

1. a mild pain

2. a feeling of worry or embarrassment

3. discomforts conditions that cause physical uncomfortableness: the physical discomforts of pregnancy

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	discomfort - the state of being tense and feeling pain uncomfortableness condition, status - a state at a particular time; "a condition (or state) of disrepair"; "the current status of the arms negotiations" incommodiousness, inconvenience - an inconvenient discomfort malaise, unease, uneasiness - physical discomfort (as mild sickness or depression) hangover, katzenjammer - disagreeable aftereffects from the use of drugs (especially alcohol) wretchedness - the character of being uncomfortable and unpleasant; "the wretchedness for which these prisons became known"; "the grey wretchedness of the rain" comfort, comfortableness - a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain; "he is a man who enjoys his comfort"; "she longed for the comfortableness of her armchair"
	2.	discomfort - an uncomfortable feeling of mental painfulness or distress soreness, irritation hurt, suffering - feelings of mental or physical pain

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discomfort

noun 1. pain, suffering, hurt, smarting, ache, throbbing, irritation, tenderness, pang, malaise, twinge, soreness << OPPOSITE comfort

noun 2. uneasiness, worry, anxiety, doubt, alarm, distress, suspicion, apprehension, misgiving, nervousness, disquiet, agitation, qualms, trepidation, perturbation, apprehensiveness, dubiety, inquietude << OPPOSITE reassurance

3. inconvenience, trouble, difficulty, bother, hardship, irritation, hassle (informal) nuisance, uphill S. African annoyance, awkwardness, unpleasantness, vexation

verb 4. make uncomfortable, worry, trouble, shake, alarm, disturb, distress, unsettle, ruffle, unnerve, disquiet, perturb, discomfit, discompose << OPPOSITE reassure

Translations

discomfort [dɪsˈkʌmfət] n → incomodidad f (= unease); inquietud f;

(physical) → malestar m

discomfort [dɪsˈkʌmfət] n → malaise m, gêne f (= lack of comfort); manque m de confort

discomfort [dɪsˈkʌmfət] n (unease) → Unbehagen nt;

(physical) → Beschwerden pl

discomfort [dɪsˈkʌmfət] n → disagio (= lack of comfort); scomodità f inv

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discomfort

n discomfort [disˈkamfət]

1 the state of being uncomfortable; pain Her broken leg caused her great discomfort.ongemakعَدَم ارْتِياحнеудобствоpotíž; bolestubehagdas Unbehagenδυσφορίαincomodidad, inquietudvaev, valuسختی؛ رنجvaiva, kipuinconfort, chagrinאִי נוֹחוּתअसुविधा, कष्ट, बेचैनीneugodnost, nelagodnostrossz érzéssakitóþægindidisagio, afflizione不快불편, 고통nepatogumas, skausmasneērtībakeresahanongemakubehag; smerteniewygodaincómododisconfortбеспокойствоnepohodlie, trápenieneugodje; bolečinaneugodnostobehagความไม่สะดวกสบาย; ความรู้สึกเจ็บปวดrahatsızlık不舒適дискомфорт; занепокоєнняبے آرامیkhó chịu不舒适

2 something that causes lack of comfort the discomforts of living in a tent.ongemak, ongeriefمُضايَقَه، إزْعاجнеудобствоnepohodlíubehag; ubekvemmeligheddie Unbequemlichkeitταλαιπωρίαincomodidadebamugavusدردسر؛ زحمتepämukavuusincommoditéכֶּאֵב קָלघबरा देना, अशांत करना, कष्ट पहुंचानाneudobnostkényelmetlenségketidaknyamananóþægindiscomodità不便불편한 점nepatogumasneērtībatidak selesaongemakubehag, besværlighet; smerteniewygodadesconfortolipsă de con­fortнеудобствоnepohodlieneudobjeneugodnostbesvärlighet, obekvämlighetความอึดอัดzahmet, sıkıntı使不舒適的事物незручність; утрудненняتکلیفsự thiếu tiện nghi使不舒适的事物