discomfited
Example Sentences
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It felt a bit like being in a group therapy session in which you alone are the primary and discomfited focus.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 22, 2026
I came away from “Notes to John” feeling discomfited and saddened — though literary scholars may read it as providing context with which to deconstruct a great writer’s oeuvre.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2025
A discomfited Scheffler could not sustain his challenge and Xander Schauffele capitalised to land his first major.
From BBC ● Dec. 23, 2024
The result is both thought-provoking and readable, though Willis Aronowitz's frankness has provoked a lot of discomfited responses.
From Salon ● Sep. 3, 2022
Feeling discomfited in a way he could not remember having felt before, Bod made his way back to the Owenses’ tomb, and was pleased to see both of his parents waiting for him beside it.
From "The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman
