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dis·com·fort (dis kum′fərt, dis′-)
noun
- lack of comfort; uneasiness; inconvenience
- anything causing this
Etymology: ME < OFr desconfort < desconforter, to discourage: see dis- & comfort
transitive verb
to cause discomfort to; distress
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