discomfiting
present participle ofdiscomfit
discomfit
verb[T]
formaluk/dɪˈskʌm.fɪt/us/dɪˈskʌm.fɪt/to make someonefeeluncomfortable,especiallymentally
Synonyms
disconcert
upset
Causing feelings of anger and displeasure
- aggravate
- aggrieve
- alienate
- anger
- annoy
- bend
- get upsomeone'snoseidiom
- givesomeonethe shitsidiom
- go too faridiom
- goat
- grate
- joke
- nark
- rub
- rubsomeoneup the wrong wayidiom
- ruffle
- rufflesomeone'sfeathersidiom
- setsomeone'steeth on edgeidiom
- tit
- troll
Examplesofdiscomfiting
discomfiting
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
A singular beginning of the universe is not ipso facto unphysical or unscientific, though it may bediscomfiting.
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This was the source of the stock owners' obligation to avoiddiscomfitingpassengers.
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They are unafraid to confront us with thediscomfitingconsequences of methodological problems.
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When there is variance among the subjects' backgrounds, it is sometimes related to age at arrival indiscomfitingways.
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But the result is adiscomfitingconflict of convictions in the novel.
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Their passage is problematic precisely in not being marked as one - and it is as a reflection on the qualities of their thinking that one should find thisdiscomfiting.
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In truth, the discomfiture of political opponents can be delicious, but this matter goes far beyond the cheapdiscomfitingof political opponents.
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Statistics on unpaid vehicle excise duty are now reaching notdiscomfitingbut positively alarming proportions.
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The primary aim of the interviewer is that of embarrassing,discomfitingand undermining the credibility of the interviewee because it is perceived that that is what the audience wants.
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This breakdown can be profoundlydiscomfitingand surprisingly infectious.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The book, he wrote, is fascinating, challenging anddiscomfiting.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Sometimes they understand each other so little that the conflict is not well understood, but prevails under the surface,discomfitingboth partners to no end.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The nonuniformities are often near brain sinuses such as the ear and plugging the cavity for long periods can bediscomfiting.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.One response to thisdiscomfitingview was objectivity.
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