"miscomfort" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /mɪsˈkʌmfə(ɹ)t/ Forms: miscomforts [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English miscomfort, miscumfort, misconfort, equivalent to mis- + comfort. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|miscomfort}} Middle English miscomfort, {{prefix|en|mis|comfort}} mis- + comfort Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} miscomfort (countable and uncountable, plural miscomforts)
  1. (now rare) Discomfort Tags: archaic, countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-miscomfort-en-noun-K6b4Tdfz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mis-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mis-: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 53 47

Verb

IPA: /mɪsˈkʌmfə(ɹ)t/ Forms: miscomforts [present, singular, third-person], miscomforting [participle, present], miscomforted [participle, past], miscomforted [past]
Etymology: From Middle English miscomfort, miscumfort, misconfort, equivalent to mis- + comfort. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|miscomfort}} Middle English miscomfort, {{prefix|en|mis|comfort}} mis- + comfort Head templates: {{en-verb}} miscomfort (third-person singular simple present miscomforts, present participle miscomforting, simple past and past participle miscomforted)
  1. (archaic) Discomfort. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-miscomfort-en-verb-jRKaeCow Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mis-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mis-: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 53 47

Inflected forms

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