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10 Language-to-English DictionariesDiscomfort
/dɪsˈkʌm.fərt/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A state of unease or mild pain.
"After sitting in the same position for hours, she felt a growing discomfort in her back."
- 1
To cause someone to feel uneasy or anxious.
"The unexpected news discomforted him greatly."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'discomfort' originates from the Middle English term 'discomforten', which is derived from the Old French 'desconforter', meaning to deprive of comfort. The prefix 'dis-' indicates negation, while 'comfort' comes from Latin 'confortare', meaning to strengthen or console.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Discomfort" is said worldwide
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Inconfort
Transliteration: ɛ̃.kɔ̃.fɔʁ
"Elle a ressenti un inconfort après avoir longtemps été assise."
Unbehagen
Transliteration: ʊnˈbeːhaːɡn̩
"Nach stundenlangem Sitzen verspürte sie ein Unbehagen im Rücken."
Disagio
Transliteration: diˈza.dʒo
"Dopo ore di seduta, ha avvertito un disagio alla schiena."
Incomodidad
Transliteration: inkomoðiðað
"Después de estar sentada tanto tiempo, sintió una incomodidad en la espalda."
Desconforto
Transliteration: deʃkũˈfɔʁtu
"Após horas sentada, ela sentiu um desconforto nas costas."
असुविधा
Transliteration: Asuvidha
"घंटों तक बैठने के बाद, उसे अपनी पीठ में असुविधा महसूस हुई।"
不适
Transliteration: bù shì
"坐了几个小时后，她感到背部不适。"
불편함
Transliteration: bulpyeonham
"오랜 시간 앉아 있던 후, 그녀는 허리에 불편함을 느꼈다."
不快感
Transliteration: Fukaikan
"長時間座っていた後、彼女は背中に不快感を感じた。"
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