discomfort
noun
an absence of comfort or ease; uneasiness, hardship, or mild pain.
were discomforting
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past progressiveof discomfort.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Only his eyes, cold and unsmiling as a cat's, were discomforting.
From Time Magazine Archive
These signs were discomforting to the Treasury but not dangerous.
From Time Magazine Archive
