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Spell Bee Word: discomfort


Basic Details

Word: Discomfort

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: A feeling of mild pain, or of being uneasy or embarrassed; the opposite of feeling comfortable.

Synonyms: unease, pain, ache

Antonyms: comfort, ease, relief

How to Spell Discomfort

Syllables: dis - com - fort

Tricky part: It ends in fort, like a castle, not fert or furt. The middle is com with an m.

Watch out for: discomfert, dicomfort, discumfort

Memory tip: Comfort has a fort inside it, and a fort is a safe place. Put dis in front and the safe feeling is gone: dis + comfort.

Usage Examples

Example 1: The tight new shoes caused discomfort on the long walk.

Example 2: Tell the nurse if you feel any discomfort after the injection.

Example 3: There was some discomfort in the room when nobody could answer the question.

Fun Fact

Comfort comes from the Latin confortare, to make strong. In medieval English, to comfort someone meant to strengthen and encourage them.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Makeup

Choose the prefix that completes the word:

____comfort

a) dys
b) dis
c) des
d) diss

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b) dis. Dis, meaning not, joins comfort to make discomfort, with a single s.

Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word: discomfort

a) unease
b) ease
c) pain
d) ache

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b) ease. Ease is a relaxed, comfortable feeling, so it is the opposite.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) discomfert
b) disaster
c) discipline
d) discourage

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a) discomfert. Comfort ends in fort, and discomfort keeps that ending.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of these might cause discomfort?

a) a cool drink on a hot day
b) a soft pillow
c) a small stone in your shoe
d) a warm blanket in winter

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c) a small stone in your shoe

2. Discomfort is a feeling of ____.

a) great joy
b) deep sleep
c) strong hunger
d) mild pain or unease

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d) mild pain or unease

Associated Words

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