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dis|com|fort|a|ble
dis|com|fort|a|ble «dihs KUHM fuhr tuh buhl», adjective.
making uncomfortable or uneasy; lacking comfort or convenience: »

Pacing to and fro in his discomfortable house (Robert Louis Stevenson).


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  • com — com·bas·sou; com·bat·ive; com·bat·ive·ly; com·bat·ive·ness; com·ba·tiv·i·ty; com·bin·abil·i·ty; com·bin·able; com·bi·na·tion·al; com·bi·na·tion·al·ism; com·bi·na·tive; com·bi·na·to·ry; com·bined; com·bine·ment; com·bin·er; com·bi·net; com·bite;… …   English syllables

  • dis — dis·accord; dis·advantage; dis·affect; dis·aggregate; dis·ap·pear; dis·array; dis·bar; dis·burse; dis·card; dis·charge; dis·ci·ple; dis·ci·pli·nar·i·an; dis·ci·pline; dis·claim; dis·close; dis·co; dis·co·glos·sid; dis·coid; dis·coi·dal;… …   English syllables

  • ble — ab·di·ca·ble; abom·i·na·ble; abus·a·ble; ac·ces·si·ble; ac·com·mo·da·ble; ac·cost·a·ble; ac·cu·mu·la·ble; ac·cus·a·ble; ace·to·sol·u·ble; achie·va·ble; acid·i·fi·a·ble; ac·knowl·edge·a·ble; act·a·ble; ac·ti·va·ble; ac·tu·al·iz·a·ble; add·a·ble;… …   English syllables

  • fort — beau·fort; com·fort·able·ness; com·fort·ably; com·fort·er; com·fort·ful; com·fort·iza·tion; com·fort·ize; com·fort·less; con·tre·fort; coun·ter·fort; ef·fort; ef·fort·ful; ef·fort·less; ef·fort·less·ly; ef·fort·less·ness; fort; fort·let;… …   English syllables

  • fort — fort, orte (for, for t ; le t ne se lie pas : un homme for et hardi ; au pluriel, l s ne se lie pas : des hommes for et hardis ; cependant quelques uns lient cette s : des hommes for z et hardis ; quand fort est employé pour le superlatif absolu …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • discomfort — dis•com•fort [[t]dɪsˈkʌm fərt[/t]] n. 1) an absence of comfort or ease; hardship or mild pain 2) to disturb the comfort or happiness of; make uneasy • Etymology: 1300–50; ME: to discourage, pain < AF descomforter to sadden, grieve.… …   From formal English to slang

  • Discomfortable — Dis*com fort*a*ble, a. [Cf. OF. desconfortable.] 1. Causing discomfort; occasioning uneasiness; making sad. [Obs.] Sir P. Sidney. [1913 Webster] 2. Destitute of comfort; uncomfortable. [R.] [1913 Webster] A labyrinth of little discomfortable… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Discomfortableness — Discomfortable Dis*com fort*a*ble, a. [Cf. OF. desconfortable.] 1. Causing discomfort; occasioning uneasiness; making sad. [Obs.] Sir P. Sidney. [1913 Webster] 2. Destitute of comfort; uncomfortable. [R.] [1913 Webster] A labyrinth of little… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… …   English syllables

  • a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… …   English syllables

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