Meaning & use
Discomfiting
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causing a feeling of unease, embarrassment, or confusion.
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It was a discomfiting silence after his blunt remark.
She found the interviewer's staring gaze discomfiting.
A note on using this word
From "discomfit," originally meaning to defeat in battle, its meaning softened over time to unease or embarrassment.
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