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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024dis•com•fort /dɪsˈkʌmfɚt/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- an absence of comfort or ease:a life of discomfort in a wheelchair.
- anything disturbing to comfort:the discomforts of waiting in the airport.
v. [~ + object] - to make uneasy:Those minor annoyances don't discomfort me.
See -fort-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024dis•com•fort (dis kum′fərt),USA pronunciation n. - an absence of comfort or ease; uneasiness, hardship, or mild pain.
- anything that is disturbing to or interferes with comfort.
v.t. - to disturb the comfort or happiness of;
make uncomfortable or uneasy.
- Anglo-French, derivative of verb, verbal
- Anglo-French descomforter to sadden, grieve; see dis-1, comfort; (noun, nominal) Middle English
- (verb, verbal) Middle English discomforten to discourage, pain 1300–50
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