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discomforting

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verb

present participle of discomfort

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of discomforting
Adjective
The discomforting reality is that ChatGPT consumes vast amounts of information all the time, privacy experts say. Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 16 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for discomforting
Adjective
  • This is an uncomfortable reality, butting up against every idea of American exceptionalism.
    Hugh Kellenberger, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
  • The woman described being shocked and feeling uncomfortable.
    Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 2 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The private messages offer a disturbing glimpse into how Jones — who is looking to oust incumbent Republican Attorney General Jason Miyares this fall — describes his political adversaries in private conversations.
    Amy DeLaura, The Washington Examiner, 5 Oct. 2025
  • There were masks and body suits made of female skin, along with human skulls for soup bowls and other disturbing oddities.
    Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • But also alarming is that government officials don’t seem to take seriously the need to justify the reasons for their use of force, which should only be wielded to protect the rights of Americans.
    Agustina Vergara Cid, Oc Register, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Bond yields leaking higher since the Fed cut rates a quarter-point on Wednesday is not atypical, and — so far — is not alarming equity markets, inflation watchdogs or fiscal hawks.
    Michael Santoli, CNBC, 19 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Toxic masculinity, of both the younger and older varieties, are on unsettling display in Alejandro Castro Arias’ debut feature, which recently received its world premiere at the Oldenburg International Film Festival.
    Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The news has prompted fears that the services will drive down prices, unsettling local tour operators in Kenya where the tourism sector accounts for 10% of the country’s GDP and employs more than a million people, many working in the safari tours space.
    Martin K.N Siele, semafor.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Rather than distracting from the acting, the animation also only enhances the heightened emotions of adolescence.
    James Factora, Them., 26 Sep. 2025
  • The subtle side snap buttons leading down to the slit provide detail without being distracting, and the pointelle knit offers enough stretch and texture to hug your curves in all the right places.
    Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 20 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Hurricane forecasters are watching three major risk factors for people across a swath of the East Coast, a complex dance of weather that has led to a troubling forecast for late September.
    Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 27 Sep. 2025
  • Meanwhile, at that film’s Berlin Film Festival premiere, its star Nourou (Jean-Christophe Folly) is in freefall after a racially troubling run-in with a Polish hotel security heavy.
    Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 26 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The injury that will sideline Herro to begin this season is one that had been bothering him for a few months.
    Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Even scrambling around, his knee was bothering him.
    Michael Nowels, Mercury News, 22 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The steaks cost about $40, compared to a frightening $60-$70 at chain restaurants.
    Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Sep. 2025
  • And that’s kind of a frightening thing.
    Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 29 Sep. 2025

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“Discomforting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discomforting. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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