discomfort

discomfort
noun
  1. lack of physical comfort
    不舒服，不适
    the discomforts of too much sun in summer.
    夏天阳光太强烈带来的不适。
    ■[mass noun]slight pain
    轻微疼痛
    the patient complained of discomfort in the left calf.
    病人主诉左小腿有些痛。
    ■[mass noun]a state of mental unease
    （精神上的）不安，不适
    his remarks caused her discomfort.
    他的话给她带来了不安。
verb
  1. [with obj.]make (someone) feel uneasy
    使不安，使不适
    the unknown leaker's purpose was to discomfort the Prime Minister.
    那个匿名泄密者的目的是让首相不安。
    ■[often as adj. discomforting]cause (someone) slight pain
    使感到轻微疼痛
    if the patient's condition has discomforting symptoms, these should be controlled.
    如果病人有轻微疼痛的症状，就应加以控制。
语源
  1. Middle English (as a verb in the sense 'dishearten, distress'): from Old French desconforter (verb), desconfort (noun), from des- (expressing reversal) + conforter 'to comfort' (see comfort)
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