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discomforting

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verb

present participle of discomfort

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for discomforting
Adjective
  • And also burst into laughter – uncomfortable laughter.
    Katcy Stephan, Variety, 29 June 2025
  • The uncomfortable truth is that economics, not ethics, will be the final arbiter of the transition's speed, even if ethics gets to set the goal.
    Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
Adjective
  • Even then, the fact that the package contained a bloody tracksuit is still disturbing and likely to create psychological trauma for the daughter.
    Jim Halterman, Variety, 1 July 2025
  • Many of these videos follow a disturbing but familiar pattern—the extraction and erasure of Black women’s genius, creativity, and contributions.
    Janice Gassam Asare, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
Adjective
  • The other shoe dropped with an unsettling thud recently when White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt openly gay-bashed in defense of her controversial boss.
    Louis Balsamo, Baltimore Sun, 25 June 2025
  • Some messages were sweet, others were steamy, and some were even unsettling.
    Cathy Hackl, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
Verb
  • Occupying and distracting the mind.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025
  • While most of the acting is wonderful (Wyle is predictably great, but so is just about all of the main cast), some patient-of-the-week players err towards distracting histrionics.
    Judy Berman, Time, 11 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • While an uptick in earnings is a good sign, the overall report is troubling, especially regarding employment.
    Rosa Escandon, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
  • Allegations against Combs are deeply troubling, extending far beyond sensationalized narratives of wild parties.
    Liz Roberts, New York Daily News, 30 June 2025
Verb
  • Rodin Cars The big idea behind Rodin is to build cars without bothering about vehicle regulations – in stark contrast to F1 cars, which are subject to several rules around how they're put together.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Jan. 2025
  • The city and state have also been ramping up efforts to engage troubled vagrants sleeping and sometimes bothering straphangers, connecting them with services and shelter and potentially involuntary treatment.
    New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 27 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • The fumes are certainly easier to ignore or deny than the visceral, immediate violence of serial murder—which is much rarer, and yet, for many, much more frightening.
    Sarah Weinman, The Atlantic, 18 June 2025
  • Which isn’t to say that the film isn’t frightening.
    Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 18 June 2025
Verb
  • Overweight and obesity need to be treated safely and effectively to avoid that worrying forecast.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 25 Dec. 2024
  • Bitcoin has dropping back from its all-time high of over $100,000 in the last week as BlackRock quietly confirmed a worrying bitcoin bombshell.
    Billy Bambrough, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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“Discomforting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discomforting. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.

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