discomfortern.

Brit.

/dɪˈskʌmfətə/, U.S.

/dɪˈskəmfərdər/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: discomfort v., -er suffix¹.

Etymology: < discomfort v. + -er suffix¹.Compare Middle French desconforteur (1388, rare).

A person who or thing which discomforts someone or something (in various senses of the verb).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > motivation > demotivation > [noun] > discouraging action or quality > one who discourages

discomforter1628

discourager1755

1628 J. Earle Micro-cosmogr. lii. sig. I10^v Hee is a great discomforter of young Students.

1653 Z. Bogan Medit. Mirth Christian Life 80 Thus will Christians comfort themselves, let their discomforters say what they will.

1847 Liverpool Mercury 19 Feb. 96/2 A majority of 214 against the second reading of the bill, must have been a sad discomforter to the noble originator of the scheme.

1856 Putnam's Mag. Oct. 425/2 He sprang to the door and met his spiritual guide and discomforter.

1888 Amer. Mag. Mar. 566/1 Tude raised her long eyelashes.., looked at me with her great blue discomforters, and laughed.

1920 T. S. Moore Powers of Air iii. 21 I must have another tussle with my snub-nosed discomforter.

1964 Burlington (Iowa) Hawk-eye 24 July 1/6 Less humidity, the real discomforter the past week, is anticipated.

2007 L. Witham City upon Hill 293 In the quest for comfort, Americans might easily tag all discomforters as traitors, demonic outsiders, and enemies.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	discomforter
释义	discomfortern. Brit. /dɪˈskʌmfətə/, U.S. /dɪˈskəmfərdər/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: discomfort v., -er suffix¹. Etymology: < discomfort v. + -er suffix¹.Compare Middle French desconforteur (1388, rare). A person who or thing which discomforts someone or something (in various senses of the verb). ΘΚΠ the mind > will > motivation > demotivation > [noun] > discouraging action or quality > one who discourages discomforter1628 discourager1755 1628 J. Earle Micro-cosmogr. lii. sig. I10^v Hee is a great discomforter of young Students. 1653 Z. Bogan Medit. Mirth Christian Life 80 Thus will Christians comfort themselves, let their discomforters say what they will. 1847 Liverpool Mercury 19 Feb. 96/2 A majority of 214 against the second reading of the bill, must have been a sad discomforter to the noble originator of the scheme. 1856 Putnam's Mag. Oct. 425/2 He sprang to the door and met his spiritual guide and discomforter. 1888 Amer. Mag. Mar. 566/1 Tude raised her long eyelashes.., looked at me with her great blue discomforters, and laughed. 1920 T. S. Moore Powers of Air iii. 21 I must have another tussle with my snub-nosed discomforter. 1964 Burlington (Iowa) Hawk-eye 24 July 1/6 Less humidity, the real discomforter the past week, is anticipated. 2007 L. Witham City upon Hill 293 In the quest for comfort, Americans might easily tag all discomforters as traitors, demonic outsiders, and enemies. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1628
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