discomfiting

Example Sentences

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But new clubs can lead to unexpected outcomes and, under the pressure of competition, that can become discomfiting.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

His calm and deadpan delivery of Teddy’s crazy talk gives it a discomfiting authority.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 23, 2025

This second rationale is discomfiting because it appears to target speech on the basis of its content, which is rarely permitted under the First Amendment.

From Slate • Jan. 17, 2025

They’re so close that you can hear the muffled sounds of their ballet shoes on the carpet and can make eye contact, which feels both intimate and mildly discomfiting.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 10, 2024

The nested Pythagorean solids also made no allowance for the existence of the Earth’s moon, and Galileo’s discovery of the four large moons of Jupiter was also discomfiting.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan