Dictionary entry

Discomfort

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Dis‐com″fort (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Discomforted; p. pr. & vb. n.Discomforting.] [OF. desconforter, F. déconforter, to discourage; pref. des- (L dis-) + conforter. See Comfort.] 1. To discourage; to deject.

His funeral shall not be in our camp,

Lest it discomfort us. Shak.

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.