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Discomfort
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 1 of 2
Part of speech: noun (n.)
1. Discouragement. [Obs.] Shak.
2. Want of comfort; uneasiness, mental or physical; disturbance of peace; inquietude; pain; distress; sorrow. "An age of spiritual discomfort." M. Arnold. Strive against all the discomforts of thy sufferings. Bp. Hall.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 2
Part of speech: verb (v.)
1. To discourage; to deject. His funeral shall not be in our camp, Lest it discomfort us. Shak.
2. To destroy or disturb the comfort of; to deprive oas, a smoky chimney discomforts a family.