discomfit
verb (used with object)
to confuse and deject; disconcert.
is discomfiting
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present progressiveof discomfit (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Change is discomfiting but America’s willingness to forge ahead is crucial to the democratic experiment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
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
Silence is discomfiting for a lot of people, so they start trying to fill that space with sound.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2022
My experience as a historian of mass killing tells me that everything worth knowing is discomfiting; my experience as a teacher tells me that the process is worth it.
From New York Times ● Jun. 29, 2021
Like its revisionist history-chic decor, Horcher’s open-arms policy is as charming as it is discomfiting.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 16, 2019
