discomfited
Example Sentences
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It felt a bit like being in a group therapy session in which you alone are the primary and discomfited focus.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 22, 2026
I came away from “Notes to John” feeling discomfited and saddened — though literary scholars may read it as providing context with which to deconstruct a great writer’s oeuvre.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2025
But more than the medal, it would have been the aura the Scot seemed to run with that might have discomfited him.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2024
The result is both thought-provoking and readable, though Willis Aronowitz's frankness has provoked a lot of discomfited responses.
From Salon ● Sep. 3, 2022
Others smiled at him like long-lost kin, though a few of those smiles discomfited Jon Snow more than any glare.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
