英语词汇“discomfort”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

Discomfort is the feeling of irritation, soreness, or pain that, though not severe, is annoying. Every year, people who get a cold or the flu experience a few days of discomfort.

The noun discomfort is good for describing situations when you aren't quite in pain, but you don't feel very good. Things that cause discomfort include a dull toothache, a blister on your foot, and a terrible mattress. Discomfort can also describe embarrassment, like the discomfort you'd feel if you suddenly realized you were in the wrong classroom.

CHOOSE YOUR WORDS

discomfit / discomfort

To discomfit is to embarrass someone. Say it with a Southern accent while sipping sweet tea. Discomfort is a noun meaning uncomfortable, like the feeling you get when you realize you put salt instead of sugar in Mama's tea.

Discomfit is a verb that began as "to defeat in battle," but now it means to rattle or embarrass someone. It's so embarrassing to lose! This "newer" definition (it's been in action since about 1400, says The Oxford English Dictionary) came to be when people got it confused with discomfort. How embarrassing! Here are some discomfits undoing folks in the news:

But today even the best zoos discomfit many parents, this one included. (Time)

At the same time, the Obama administration is pressing for changes that could discomfit the king and his aides. (Los Angeles Times)

Discomfort is a noun meaning physical or mental distress. That's how it stays away from its sound-alike; it's rarely used as a verb anymore. Like all nouns, you can put an a, an, or the in front of it an it makes sense:

Yoga can help alleviate some of the discomforts of pregnancy and keep mothers-to-be fit. (Fit Pregnancy)

Nabokov said he sustained an injury during the first period, played through the discomfort, but "Jack pulled the trigger" to substitute DiPietro. (New York Times)

Use discomfit to embarrass; use discomfort for embarrassment. Taste that tea before you serve it if you want to avoid both.

WORD FAMILY

discomfort: discomforts+/comfort: comfortable, comforted, comforter, comforting, comfortless, comforts, discomfort/comfortable: comfortableness, comfortabler, comfortablest, comfortably, uncomfortable/comfortableness: comfortablenesses/comforted: comfortedly/comforter: comforters/comforting: comfortinger, comfortingly/comfortless: comfortlessly/uncomfortable: uncomfortableness, uncomfortablest, uncomfortably/uncomfortableness: uncomfortablenesses

USAGE EXAMPLES

A spokesman for President Vladimir Putin said the Kremlin's reaction would cause the US "significant discomfort".

BBC(Dec 29, 2016)

Mr. Limbaugh may discomfort him by entertaining and educating millions.

Wall Street Journal(Dec 28, 2016)

A look of discomfort flashed across her face before she pulled away.

Los Angeles Times(Dec 27, 2016)

1n the state of being tense and feeling pain

Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper

uncomfortableness

comfort, comfortableness

a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain

incommodiousness, inconvenience

an inconvenient discomfort

malaise, unease, uneasiness

physical discomfort (as mild sickness or depression)

hangover, katzenjammer

disagreeable aftereffects from the use of drugs (especially alcohol)

wretchedness

the character of being uncomfortable and unpleasant

condition, status

a state at a particular time

2n an uncomfortable feeling of mental painfulness or distress

Syn|Hyper

irritation, soreness

hurt, suffering

feelings of mental or physical pain

单词	discomfort
释义	discomfort (once / 764 pages) n Discomfort is the feeling of irritation, soreness, or pain that, though not severe, is annoying. Every year, people who get a cold or the flu experience a few days of discomfort. The noun discomfort is good for describing situations when you aren't quite in pain, but you don't feel very good. Things that cause discomfort include a dull toothache, a blister on your foot, and a terrible mattress. Discomfort can also describe embarrassment, like the discomfort you'd feel if you suddenly realized you were in the wrong classroom. CHOOSE YOUR WORDS discomfit / discomfort To discomfit is to embarrass someone. Say it with a Southern accent while sipping sweet tea. Discomfort is a noun meaning uncomfortable, like the feeling you get when you realize you put salt instead of sugar in Mama's tea. Discomfit is a verb that began as "to defeat in battle," but now it means to rattle or embarrass someone. It's so embarrassing to lose! This "newer" definition (it's been in action since about 1400, says The Oxford English Dictionary) came to be when people got it confused with discomfort. How embarrassing! Here are some discomfits undoing folks in the news: But today even the best zoos discomfit many parents, this one included. (Time) At the same time, the Obama administration is pressing for changes that could discomfit the king and his aides. (Los Angeles Times) Discomfort is a noun meaning physical or mental distress. That's how it stays away from its sound-alike; it's rarely used as a verb anymore. Like all nouns, you can put an a, an, or the in front of it an it makes sense: Yoga can help alleviate some of the discomforts of pregnancy and keep mothers-to-be fit. (Fit Pregnancy) Nabokov said he sustained an injury during the first period, played through the discomfort, but "Jack pulled the trigger" to substitute DiPietro. (New York Times) Use discomfit to embarrass; use discomfort for embarrassment. Taste that tea before you serve it if you want to avoid both. WORD FAMILY discomfort: discomforts+/comfort: comfortable, comforted, comforter, comforting, comfortless, comforts, discomfort/comfortable: comfortableness, comfortabler, comfortablest, comfortably, uncomfortable/comfortableness: comfortablenesses/comforted: comfortedly/comforter: comforters/comforting: comfortinger, comfortingly/comfortless: comfortlessly/uncomfortable: uncomfortableness, uncomfortablest, uncomfortably/uncomfortableness: uncomfortablenesses USAGE EXAMPLES A spokesman for President Vladimir Putin said the Kremlin's reaction would cause the US "significant discomfort". BBC(Dec 29, 2016) Mr. Limbaugh may discomfort him by entertaining and educating millions. Wall Street Journal(Dec 28, 2016) A look of discomfort flashed across her face before she pulled away. Los Angeles Times(Dec 27, 2016) 1n the state of being tense and feeling pain Syn\|Ant\|Hypo\|Hyper uncomfortableness comfort, comfortableness a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain incommodiousness, inconvenience an inconvenient discomfort malaise, unease, uneasiness physical discomfort (as mild sickness or depression) hangover, katzenjammer disagreeable aftereffects from the use of drugs (especially alcohol) wretchedness the character of being uncomfortable and unpleasant condition, status a state at a particular time 2n an uncomfortable feeling of mental painfulness or distress Syn\|Hyper irritation, soreness hurt, suffering feelings of mental or physical pain
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