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adjective

as in discomfited

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verb

past tense of discompose
1
as in alarmed
to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy discomposed by the tone of the message left on his answering machine

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2
as in disrupted
to undo the proper order or arrangement of the wind ruffled her hair and discomposed her carefully arranged papers

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  1. discomfited
  2. alarmed
  3. disrupted
  4. abashed
  5. disturbed
  6. confused
  7. disconcerted
  8. bothered
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
  • That change, long sought by Moscow, has alarmed European leaders and placed a question mark over NATO’s future role.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Nov. 2026
  • That change, long sought by Moscow, has alarmed European leaders and placed a question mark on NATO’s future role.
    — Samya Kullab, Los Angeles Times, 13 Nov. 2026
Definition of alarmed
Verb
  • Before the operation was disrupted, the scheme resulted in the theft of more than $400 million over an 18-month period.
    — Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 14 Nov. 2026
  • Other law enforcement agencies, such as the Los Angeles Police Department and the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office, had their email communications disrupted.
    — Brittney Ermon, CBS News, 13 Nov. 2026
Definition of disrupted
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
  • The calm was disturbed when a barramundi caught Maurice’s line.
    — David Chiu, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2026
  • According to Filter, at some point the grave markers were disturbed.
    — Sarah Dahlberg, NBC news, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of disturbed
Verb
  • The ballot paper was a large sheet, and I was confused by the plethora of party symbols printed on it.
    — Sonia Gandhi, Vanity Fair, 10 Nov. 2026
  • Critics have praised the book’s dark humor, though some have been confused by its elusive narrative.
    — Jill Lawless, Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of confused
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
  • De Ridder, the Atlantic Coast Conference preseason player of the year, wasn't bothered by the double-digit deficit in the second half.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Nov. 2026
  • In other words, the era of the nimble, short-wheelbase 4×4 is effectively over—only nobody has really bothered to say as much out loud.
    — Byron Hurd, The Drive, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of bothered
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