noun
- an absence of comfort or ease; uneasiness, hardship, or mild pain.
- anything that is disturbing to or interferes with comfort.
verb (used with object)
- to disturb the comfort or happiness of; make uncomfortable or uneasy.
noun
- an inconvenience, distress, or mild pain
- something that disturbs or deprives of ease
verb
- (tr) to make uncomfortable or uneasy
mid-14c., from Old French desconfort (12c.), from desconforter (v.), from des- (see dis-) + conforter (see comfort (v.)).
c.1300, “to deprive of courage,” from Old French desconforter; see discomfort (n.). Related: Discomforted; discomforting.