discomfort
noun
[ dɪsˈkʌmfət ]
• slight pain.
• "the patient complained of discomfort in the left calf"
Similar:
pain,
aches and pains,
soreness,
tenderness,
irritation,
stiffness,
malaise,
ache,
twinge,
pang,
throb,
cramp,
hurt,
gyp,
discomfort
verb
• make (someone) feel uneasy, anxious, or embarrassed.
• "he appeared to be discomforted by the questioning"
Similar:
discomfit,
make uneasy,
make uncomfortable,
embarrass,
abash,
disconcert,
nonplus,
discompose,
take aback,
unsettle,
unnerve,
put someone off their stroke,
upset,
ruffle,
fluster,
perturb,
disturb,
chagrin,
mortify,
rattle,
discombobulate,
faze,
Origin:
Middle English (as a verb in the sense ‘dishearten’): from Old French desconforter (verb), desconfort (noun), from des- (expressing reversal) + conforter ‘to comfort’ (see comfort).
