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adjective

as in discomfited

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verb

past tense of discomfort
as in alarmed
to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy the harsh criticism of his musical talent did not discomfort him in the least

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for discomforted
  1. discomfited
  2. alarmed
  3. embarrassed
  4. disturbed
  5. disconcerted
  6. bothered
  7. abashed
  8. distracted
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
Definition of discomfited
Verb
  • Americans appear increasingly alarmed by the technology,with 7 in 10 polled in March opposing local construction of data centers that power AI technology, according to a Gallup survey.
    — Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2026
  • Nonetheless, the testing has shown continued drop in US scores over the last decade, that have alarmed many educationalists.
    — Stephanie Yang, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of alarmed
Adjective
  • My daughter was shaken up by the encounter and was left feeling scared and embarrassed.
    — Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The internet was torching Mount Carmel, which was getting embarrassed on ESPN.
    — Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of embarrassed
Verb
  • Clean Regularly Spiders don’t like to be disturbed, so an unused area of your porch is likely to be attractive real estate.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Yellow jackets are often the most aggressive, especially when scavenging for food or if their ground nests are disturbed.
    — Nick Perry, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of disturbed
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
Definition of disconcerted
Verb
  • She was treated with such indifference by the Bordens that, with the exception of Abby, no one bothered to learn her name, calling her by the name of their last servant, Maggie, instead.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026
  • What’s bothered me, though, is how its backers have anchored their messaging around a lot of misleading generalizations about the state of college sports.
    — Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of bothered
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
Definition of abashed
Verb
  • To spend two and a half minutes studying that goal so forensically, and then seemingly lose sight of how Fernandez, from an offside position, distracted Martinez and goalkeeper Senne Lammens, is the worst of both worlds.
    — Oliver Kay, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
  • The pain distracted Garrett while facing a 49ers lineup that included three-time All-Pro left tackle Trent Williams.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of distracted
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“Discomforted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discomforted. Accessed 22 Sep. 2026.

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