discomfort

discomfort
    n 1: the state of being tense and feeling pain [syn:
         {discomfort}, {uncomfortableness}] [ant: {comfort},
         {comfortableness}]
    2: an uncomfortable feeling of mental painfulness or distress
       [syn: {discomfort}, {soreness}, {irritation}]
    

Discomfort \Dis*com"fort\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Discomforted};
   p. pr. & vb. n. {Discomforting}.] [OF. desconforter, F.
   d['e]conforter, to discourage; pref. des- (L dis-) +
   conforter. See {Comfort}.]
   1. To discourage; to deject.
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            His funeral shall not be in our camp,
            Lest it discomfort us.                --Shak.
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   2. To destroy or disturb the comfort of; to deprive of quiet
      enjoyment; to make uneasy; to pain; as, a smoky chimney
      discomforts a family.
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Discomfort \Dis*com"fort\, n. [OF. desconfort, F. d['e]confort.
   See {Discomfort}, v. t.]
   1. Discouragement. [Obs.] --Shak.
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   2. Want of comfort; uneasiness, mental or physical;
      disturbance of peace; inquietude; pain; distress; sorrow.
      "An age of spiritual discomfort." --M. Arnold.
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            Strive against all the discomforts of thy
            sufferings.                           --Bp. Hall.
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97 Moby Thesaurus words for "discomfort":
      Schmerz, ache, aches and pains, afflict, agitate, angst, anguish,
      anxiety, bitterness, bleakness, boredom, bother, burden, care,
      cheerlessness, comfortlessness, depression, difficulty,
      discomposure, discontent, dislike, dismalness, dismay, displeasure,
      disquiet, dissatisfaction, distress, distressfulness, disturb,
      dolor, dread, dreariness, dullness, emptiness, ennui,
      existential woe, flatness, grief, grieve, grievousness, grimness,
      hardship, hurt, hurting, inconvenience, inquietude, irritation,
      joylessness, lack of pleasure, lament, lamentability, lamentation,
      load with care, malaise, misery, mourn, mournfulness, nausea,
      nongratification, nonsatisfaction, nuisance, pain, painfulness,
      pathos, perturb, pitiability, pitiableness, pitifulness, poignancy,
      put to it, regrettableness, sadness, savorlessness, sharpness,
      soreness, sorrow, sorrowfulness, spleen, staleness, suffering,
      tastelessness, tediousness, tedium, trouble, twinge,
      uncomfortableness, unease, uneasiness, unhappiness, unpleasure,
      unsatisfaction, upset, vexation, vexation of spirit, woebegoneness,
      woefulness, worry