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adjective

Definition of discomfortingnext
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as in uncomfortable
causing discomfort a discomforting perch on the thin balcony rail

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as in disturbing
causing worry or anxiety the layoff rumors created a discomforting situation for the workers who depend on the factory for a living

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discomforting

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verb

present participle of discomfort
as in alarming
to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy the harsh criticism of his musical talent did not discomfort him in the least

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for discomforting
  1. uncomfortable
  2. disturbing
  3. unsettling
  4. distracting
  5. troubling
  6. bothering
  7. frightening
  8. worrying
Adjective
  • Amid that delicate task, the central bank could fall under an uncomfortable political spotlight should Trump follow his previous pattern of publicly attacking Fed Chair Jerome Powell.
    Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
  • The fit of the Hi-X20 is comfortable and just firm enough to stay in place but not so tight as to feel uncomfortable.
    Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of uncomfortable
Adjective
  • The issue is complicated by the fact that those on X likely see Musk's posts with almost disturbing regularity.
    Peter Suciu, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
  • These are just some of the disturbing incidents that have taken place in the last 10 days alone.
    Tess Owen, WIRED, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of disturbing
Adjective
  • The great director Hiro Murai collaborated with Glover on one of the most unsettling half-hours of TV in the 2010s, an experience that unfolded without commercial breaks.
    Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2024
  • The only person who sees what’s disturbing about her is her daughter, Eva, and very soon all will see what is unsettling about her, too.
    Joe Otterson, Variety, 25 Oct. 2024
Definition of unsettling
Verb
  • This also avoids a brightness instability problem that can afflict the TV’s Standard mode, where the image suffers distracting brightness ‘jumps’ or ‘drops’ when an HDR image cuts abruptly between bright and dark shots.
    John Archer, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
  • The boy’s life is organized around distracting himself, especially since his mother (Jodie Whittaker) works long days and nights as a nurse.
    Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Oct. 2024
Definition of distracting
Adjective
  • Blowing late-game leads had become a troubling trend for the Clippers this season, which pushed their first five games down to the wire.
    Janis Carr, Orange County Register, 6 Nov. 2024
  • Rising Arrests Amidst Tensions Woodland's situation is emblematic of a troubling trend: the increasing arrest of American citizens in Russia while relations between Moscow and Washington reach post-Cold War lows.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of troubling
Verb
  • Is the trend of sales taking a route that is bothering you?
    Hitendra Patil, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
  • In many cases, states have stopped bothering to make legal justifications at all, the Human Rights Committee report warned.
    Anna Mulrine Grobe, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 Oct. 2024
Definition of bothering
Adjective
  • For example, people often dodge screenings and diagnostic tests to avoid the frightening possibility of discovering cancer.
    Discover Magazine, Discover Magazine, 8 Nov. 2024
  • Demi Moore is sharing scary photos of a frightening side of her character in the body horror movie The Substance.
    Tim Lammers, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of frightening
Verb
  • The hilarity of people worrying about toy safety/propriety is timeless.
    Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Of course, the relationship could be less about the oil price itself and more about investors worrying over the burgeoning conflict between Iran and Israel.
    Jesse Pound, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of worrying
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