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as in frustrated
to prevent from achieving a goal
constant interruptions discomfited her in her attempt to finish the speech, and she finally gave up
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as in embarrassed
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
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as in abashed
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for discomfited
Verb
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The outspoken owner wants to win and seems to be frustrated at the state of his team.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
15 Mar. 2025 -
Showing up to the Walz event was May Dehaan’s way of trying to get Nunn to notice that his constituents are frustrated.—
HANNAH FINGERHUT,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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But this year’s bash is looking a little more abashed.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
10 Nov. 2021
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Delphine Hicks—Caroline had waited for her beside the church steps one First Sunday (big meeting day) and had thrown her to the ground and robbed the abashed vampire of her underthings.—
Zora Neale Hurston,
Harper's magazine,
6 Jan. 2020
Verb
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Many people get confused by these forms which contain code and jargon that rarely offer a clear explanation of anything.—
Steve Weisman,
Forbes,
23 Dec. 2024
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Many were left confused as to how or why the Yankees couldn't have matched that number to bring the Gold Glove first baseman to the Bronx.—
Gord Magill,
Newsweek,
21 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Democratic state legislators should be embarrassed too.—
Chris Powell,
Hartford Courant,
4 Aug. 2025
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His grandmother felt embarrassed when guests noticed its absence, but to them, the house was still their castle.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
People.com,
3 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The United States and China have settled into a steady state of pragmatic, if uneasy, détente.—
Phil Mattingly,
CNN Money,
13 Aug. 2025
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Reading Zeller’s book, I was reminded that there is a kind of uneasy fellowship in this condition—a vast, involuntary community of people mapping out their lives between attacks, haunted by uncertainty but sustained in part by accounts like his.—
Jerome Groopman,
New Yorker,
11 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Set in Taiwan in 1988, Girl revolves around Hsiao-lee, a quiet and withdrawn girl, growing up in silent gloom.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
5 Aug. 2025
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Unfortunately, further discussions were heated with no resolve, just more withdrawn behavior while the communications continued.—
Abigail Van Buren,
Boston Herald,
30 July 2025
Adjective
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For a few back-to-back moments, as the camera zeroes in on its various targets, fans watch with curiosity, anticipation, excitement and maybe even self-conscious dread.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
3 Aug. 2025
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The National Organization for Women reported that by age 60, 28.7% of women feel dissatisfied and 32.6% feel self-conscious about their bodies—additionally, 43.7% of women over 60 report considering cosmetic surgery.—
Cheryl Robinson,
Forbes.com,
25 July 2025
Adjective
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In the first film, mystical Chinese fortune cookies cause Anna, a rebellious teenager, and her uptight mother, Tess, to swap bodies.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
9 Aug. 2025
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Shooter aped Marvel Comics’ writing style, bringing a measure of 1960s cool to the more uptight comics that National put out.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
1 July 2025
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“Discomfited.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discomfited. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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