discomforting

Not only is being scrutinized by another person for a few hours discomforting, but there are also worries about remaining stock-still and maintaining agreed-upon silence, necessary to his method, plus apprehension about what’s unfolding unseen on the other side of the easel.

Gaines found the answer discomforting.

While Wilson is focused on sex and discomforting descriptions of what he sees as women's sexual obligations to men, his demeaning attitudes about women expand beyond the bedroom.

Other times, she was “willing to admit things that were shameful, embarrassing or discomforting,” he added.

As Minnesota marched down the field late in the fourth quarter, bleeding away second after second, squeezing USC’s defense for all it was worth, the warm welcome had worn well off, giving way to the discomforting realization that USC’s hopes of a special season were quickly slipping away into a suddenly chilly night.