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“discomfort”
discomfit, discomfort, disconcert
discomfit (dis KUM fit) (verb)
To frustrate the plans or expectation of; to thwart; to make uneasy; to confuse: Barbara will discomfit her sister when her secret marriage is made known.
discomfort (dis KUHM furt) (noun)
Unrelaxed; uneasiness; inconvenience: Jim doesn’t like the discomfort of living in a tent all summer.
disconcert (dis" kuhn SURT) (verb)
1. To upset or to frustrate plans, etc.: The sudden change in the weather will disconcert our plans to hike up the mountain.
2. To upset the composure or self-possession of; to embarrass; to confuse: The realization that Greta's slip was showing served to disconcert the pianist just as she was going on stage to perform.
2. To upset the composure or self-possession of; to embarrass; to confuse: The realization that Greta's slip was showing served to disconcert the pianist just as she was going on stage to perform.
It will disconcert Emmett and his friends if the perceived level of discomfort with the cabins serves to discomfit their plans for a long voyage.
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Confusing Words Clarified: Group D; Homonyms, Homophones, Homographs, Synonyms, Polysemes, etc. +
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discomfort
(Part 4 of 4: smoking in public and the efforts to ban, or to restrict, second-hand smoke that threatens the lives of waiters, waitresses, and innocent customers so they don't have to suffer from the discomfort and health perils presented by smokers)