discomfort

B1 Topic:Emotions & Feelings

US /dɪsˈkʌmfɚt/ UK /dɪsˈkʌmfət/ See IPA manual

Freq #14525

Meanings

1

noun
A feeling of slight pain or of being physically uncomfortable.

You may feel some discomfort after the injection.
2

noun
A feeling of worry, awkwardness, or unease.

He shifted in his seat with obvious discomfort during the interview.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

2 noun · a feeling of worry,... irritation

Word family

Forms discomforts

Derived forms discomforter

Related forms discomfit

Etymology

From Middle English discomforten, from Anglo-Norman descomforter, equivalent to dis- + comfort.

discomforten Middle English descomforter xno

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Topics

Emotions & Feelings

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# discomfort

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /dɪsˈkʌmfɚt/
**IPA (UK):** /dɪsˈkʌmfət/
**Frequency rank:** 14525

## Meanings
1. A feeling of slight pain or of being physically uncomfortable.
2. A feeling of worry, awkwardness, or unease.

## Examples
- You may feel some discomfort after the injection.
- He shifted in his seat with obvious discomfort during the interview.

## Derived Forms
- discomforter

## Related Forms
- discomfit

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: discomforten
- Root: descomforter

## Etymology
From Middle English discomforten, from Anglo-Norman descomforter, equivalent to dis- + comfort.

## AI Etymology
discomfort comes from Middle English discomforten, from Anglo-Norman descomforter, equivalent to dis- + comfort. The historical chain includes Middle English discomforten, xno descomforter. Current senses include A feeling of slight pain or of being physically uncomfortable and A feeling of worry, awkwardness, or unease. English relatives and later formations include discomforter, discomfit.

## Topics
- Emotions & Feelings

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