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Discomfort vs Overexertion - What's the difference?

discomfort | overexertion |

As nouns the difference between discomfort and overexertion

is that discomfort is mental or bodily distress while overexertion is excessive exertion; so much exertion that discomfort or injury results.

As a verb discomfort

is to cause annoyance or distress to.

discomfort

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • Mental or bodily distress.
  • Something that disturbs one’s comfort; an annoyance.
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    • , title= Travels and travails , passage=Even without hovering drones, a lurking assassin, a thumping score and a denouement, the real-life story of Edward Snowden, a rogue spy on the run, could be straight out of the cinema. But, as with Hollywood, the subplots and exotic locations may distract from the real message: America’s discomfort and its foes’ glee.}}

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To cause annoyance or distress to.
  • (obsolete) To discourage; to deject.
  • * Shakespeare
    • His funeral shall not be in our camp, / Lest it discomfort us.

    Usage notes

    As a verb, the unrelated term discomfit is often used instead, largely interchangeably, though this is proscribed by some as an error, (term) originally meaning “destroy”, not “distress”.

    Derived terms

    * discomforter

    See also

    * discomfit

    overexertion

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • excessive exertion; so much exertion that discomfort or injury results

    • Related terms

    * overexert