- present participle of discomfit.
discomfiting
Example Sentences
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Either way, the onetime roommates and bandmates pioneered a discomfiting broken-doll aesthetic of smudged eyeliner, smeared lipstick and plastic barrettes clipped to hanks of bleached-out hair.
From Salon ● Jun. 12, 2026
Her sister Jessica advised a subtle but discomfiting grip change after a two-over-par opening 73 in which she repeatedly lost drives to the right.
From BBC ● Jun. 8, 2026
“Giant” is a probing character study that raises the discomfiting question of how a man of intelligence and imagination could hold such atavistic and pernicious views.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 24, 2026
This second rationale is discomfiting because it appears to target speech on the basis of its content, which is rarely permitted under the First Amendment.
From Slate ● Jan. 17, 2025
I never expected to be someone who hired others to maintain my image, and at first the idea was discomfiting.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
