Synonyms for discomfort
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : dis-kuhm-fert |
| Phonetic Transcription : dɪsˈkʌm fərt |
Top 10 synonyms for discomfort
Définition of discomfort
Origin :- mid-14c., from Old French desconfort (12c.), from desconforter (v.), from des- (see dis-) + conforter (see comfort (v.)).
- noun irritation, pain
- verb irritate; cause pain
- I sincerely hope that what I have done will not result in any discomfort or inconvenience to you.
- Extract from : « Her Father's Daughter » by Gene Stratton-Porter
- However, in spite of discomfort, we would not have missed the journey on any account.
- Extract from : « In the Heart of Vosges » by Matilda Betham-Edwards
- He found to his own discomfort what was the fact and the reality, which were not very convenient for him.
- Extract from : « Welsh Fairy Tales » by William Elliott Griffis
- You can excuse the disorder and discomfort of a painter's studio?'
- Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens
- Prada again felt worried, a prey to the discomfort of uncertainty.
- Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
- The letter left Lord Ferriby with a vague feeling of discomfort.
- Extract from : « Roden's Corner » by Henry Seton Merriman
- Nor was I disappointed, and in a moment all discomfort was forgotten.
- Extract from : « Wilfrid Cumbermede » by George MacDonald
- And because of his helplessness, he could do nothing to relieve his pain and discomfort.
- Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science, November, 1930 » by Various
- It surely could not be that Sir Peter gave her any cause for discomfort.
- Extract from : « The First Violin » by Jessie Fothergill
- And yet beneath all his discomfort there was a full tide of immeasurable happiness.
- Extract from : « Cleo The Magnificent » by Louis Zangwill
Antonyms for discomfort
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