discomfort
nounEtymology
From Middle English discomforten, from Anglo-Norman descomforter, equivalent to dis- + comfort.
- derived from descomforter
- inherited from discomforten
Definitions
Mental or bodily distress.
Something that disturbs one’s comfort
Something that disturbs one’s comfort; an annoyance.
To cause annoyance or distress to.
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To discourage
To discourage; to deject.
- His funeral shall not be in our camp, Lest it discomfort us.
The neighborhood
- neighbordiscomfit
Derived
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at discomfort. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at discomfort. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
7 hops · closes at discomfort
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
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