Synonyms of discomfiting

discomfiting 1 of 2

adjective

as in embarrassing

causing embarrassment

the discomfiting scrutiny of an audience of music critics

Synonyms & Similar Words

• embarrassing
• uncomfortable
• awkward
• unpleasant
• disturbing
• confusing
• difficult
• disconcerting
• unsettling
• humiliating
• flustering
• troublesome
• impossible
• disagreeable
• inconvenient
• intolerable
• unwieldy
• humbling
• demeaning
• degrading
• mortifying
• debasing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• convenient
• comfortable
• agreeable
• pleasing

discomfiting

2 of 2

verb

present participle of discomfit

1

as in frustrating

to prevent from achieving a goal

constant interruptions discomfited her in her attempt to finish the speech, and she finally gave up

Synonyms & Similar Words

• frustrating
• baffling
• hampering
• thwarting
• balking
• defeating
• overcoming
• preventing
• stopping
• impeding
• hindering
• beating
• foiling
• halting
• checkmating
• arresting
• blocking
• obstructing
• handicapping
• inhibiting
• barring
• interfering (with)
• checking
• encumbering
• hobbling
• stalling
• clogging
• holding back
• obviating
• tying up
• precluding
• forestalling
• neutralizing
• offsetting
• averting
• negating
• counteracting
• nullifying
• conquering
• manacling
• shackling
• trammelling
• fettering
• tieing up
• setting back
• short-circuiting
• trammeling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• encouraging
• promoting
• advancing
• fostering
• furthering
• cultivating
• assisting
• forwarding
• aiding
• nurturing
• facilitating
• abetting
• smoothing
• easing

2

as in confusing

to throw into a state of self-conscious distress

he was discomfited by the awkward situation of having his ex-girlfriend meet his current one

Synonyms & Similar Words

• embarrassing
• confusing
• disconcerting
• rattling
• disturbing
• flustering
• mortifying
• unsettling
• bothering
• upsetting
• distressing
• confounding
• disquieting
• discomforting
• humiliating
• discountenancing
• abashing
• nonplusing
• nonplussing
• perturbing
• dismaying
• fazing
• agitating
• humbling
• unhinging
• shaming
• demeaning
• degrading
• debasing
• putting off
• chagrining
• discomposing
• putting out
• queering

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• comforting
• relieving
• soothing
• consoling
• calming
• encouraging
• cheering
• reassuring
• assuring
• emboldening
• heartening
• buoying