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discomforting

ADJECTIVE
comfortless
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Stark, discomforting amplification diminishes intimacy and the luxurious richness of Bullock’s soprano, which easily fills a room on its own, suggests quiet terror, the lonely state of Nina Simone’s “Images.”

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 19, 2026

That calmed worries that had built on Wall Street that the inflation data could show a discomforting reacceleration.

From Seattle Times Feb. 29, 2024

It is a prospect that has some people bracing for possibly discomforting disclosures.

From New York Times Apr. 25, 2023

The absence of a human hand — made glaring and discomforting through the tiniest lapses of approximated intuition — can render the listening experience a valueless exchange, the music a bunk currency.

From Washington Post Feb. 16, 2023

Something is discomforting about a sun that gives no heat but keeps shining.

From "Piecing Me Together" by Renée Watson




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