🇮🇳Hindi Source WordCode: HI

असुविधा

Pronunciation / Transliteration: Asuvidha

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Discomfort/dɪsˈkʌm.fərt/
nounverbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇮🇳 Example Sentence in Hindi:

"घंटों तक बैठने के बाद, उसे अपनी पीठ में असुविधा महसूस हुई।"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A state of unease or mild pain.

    "After sitting in the same position for hours, she felt a growing discomfort in her back."
As verb
  1. 1

    To cause someone to feel uneasy or anxious.

    "The unexpected news discomforted him greatly."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'discomfort' originates from the Middle English term 'discomforten', which is derived from the Old French 'desconforter', meaning to deprive of comfort. The prefix 'dis-' indicates negation, while 'comfort' comes from Latin 'confortare', meaning to strengthen or console.

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