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discomforted

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verb

past tense of discomfort

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for discomforted
Adjective
  • Despite these successes at work, Ron scans as a discomfited and undistinguished middle manager.
    Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 12 Nov. 2025
  • Thomas Jefferson was likewise discomfited by the revolutionary possibility of female citizenship.
    Jane Kamensky, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Hordes of soccer fans wearing Mexico and South Korea jerseys were walking down Olympic Boulevard energized but not alarmed in any way.
    Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026
  • That alarmed some lawmakers about the risk of assessments on the rest of the market.
    Gray Rohrer, Miami Herald, 17 June 2026
Adjective
  • Practically speaking, shoes are an easier, less expensive and fraught acquisition than clothes (few people are embarrassed by their shoe size).
    Rachel Tashjian, CNN Money, 26 June 2026
  • Larry David is pretty, pretty, pretty embarrassed right now.
    Derek Lawrence, Entertainment Weekly, 25 June 2026
Verb
  • As was to be expected of these people, nothing had been disturbed.
    Marc Terziev, Outdoor Life, 25 June 2026
  • Be sure to use the powder sparingly and in areas where it won't be disturbed or pose dust-inhalation risks, adds Ellis.
    Emily Hayes, Martha Stewart, 24 June 2026
Adjective
  • The rapper pleaded not guilty after he was accused of charging at Los Angeles police officers while roaming the streets of Studio City in his underwear and a pair of cowboy boots in a disconcerted state.
    Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The messaging bothered Al-Shaair deeply and still does.
    Dan Pompei, New York Times, 23 June 2026
  • Neighbors bothered by crowing or other issues can file nuisance complaints with Animal Care and Control.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 19 June 2026
Adjective
  • This journey culminated in the 2018 production at Glyndebourne, which accomplished the feat of finally reducing (most of) the London critics to abashed admiration.
    Russell Platt, New Yorker, 20 May 2026
  • Privacy concerns cause abashed feeling in Silicon Valley Zuckerberg's potential retort comes after Apple's Cook made comments at the end of March in an interview with Recode's Kara Swisher and MSNBC's Chris Hayes.
    Chris Ciaccia, Fox News, 11 Apr. 2018
Verb
  • Getting distracted by a late-stage bombshell would feel disingenuous at this point.
    Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 1 July 2026
  • My will is scattered, directed toward many contradictory things, and easily distracted.
    Meghan O’Gieblyn, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026
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“Discomforted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discomforted. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.

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