discomfit

Example Sentences

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Some analysts say Ukraine's military is talking up the idea of a counter-offensive to discomfit their Russian counterparts.

From BBC

This movie is uncompromisingly discomfiting, meant to remind people of all those drunken nights where they overreacted to every well-intentioned joke, and woke up choking on the stench of burned bridges.

From Los Angeles Times

His paintings from this time have a vaguely discomfiting inscrutability when seen in person.

From Seattle Times

Aaron’s sores and failings, his emotional manipulation and suicide threats, are outlined to a discomfiting, microscopic degree.

From Washington Post

Her position as mistress of the estate is anomalous and discomfiting, and her negotiation through the customs of the Malagasy is both tortuous and instructive.

From Washington Post