discomforted 1 of 2

past tense of discomfort

discomforted

2 of 2

adjective

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for discomforted
Verb
  • This 32-foot-tall sculpture with flaming red eyes has alarmed travelers for decades, but the story of its creation is even more chilling.
    Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
  • The report quickly circulated on social media and even alarmed some basketball fans.
    Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Thomas Jefferson was likewise discomfited by the revolutionary possibility of female citizenship.
    Jane Kamensky, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Staffieri was appropriately shocked and disturbed by both the antisemitic display and the breach of internal protocol.
    Marsha Sutton, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Oct. 2025
  • The plot was inspired by a Japanese news report that had deeply disturbed Woo, about a lunatic guilty of poisoning baby formula.
    Peter Debruge, Variety, 19 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • While the person being filmed is embarrassed, the one filming walks away with a reputation and clout.
    Eli Thompson, Rolling Stone, 25 Oct. 2025
  • The narrator and her friend seem slightly embarrassed at the possibility of being overheard—seeing the couple perhaps reminds them that Americans are not simply an idea on a page or in a newspaper headline, but actual people.
    Rhian Sasseen, The Atlantic, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Berwald isn't alone in being bothered by misbehaving kids at breweries.
    Jordyn Noennig, jsonline.com, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Lehrer — who has maintained his innocence to Rolling Stone claimed he wasn’t bothered by the road ordeal — has been locked away in Dominica State Prison for over two years now.
    Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 26 Oct. 2025
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
  • Animals at this time are moving for migration, and they’re distracted by breeding and hunting season.
    Owen Clarke, Outside, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Cramer said the rally was foreseeable, but many investors were distracted by persistent negativity.
    Luke Fountain, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • But this year’s bash is looking a little more abashed.
    New York Times, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2021
  • 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
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“Discomforted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discomforted. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.

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