discomforting
3
4.2
- adjective
- /dɪsˈkʌmfərtɪŋ/
:
inquietante
- She found the silence in the meeting particularly discomforting after the announcement.
- very discomforting
- discomforting image
Is, is that what makes it so discomforting for people?
- Is, is that what makes it so discomforting for people?
- It's the thing that I find so discomforting about the idea of the right side of history is it comes down to certainty.
Examples
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I hope you don't find that too discomforting.
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I find it discomforting to aid superstitious beliefs in that fashion.
Blog text (31) -
It was an incredibly discomforting image.
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The historical facts can be discomforting for some and enlightening for others.
Blog text (15) -
There's a discomforting distance in her expression.
Fiction book (1998) -
I also had the discomforting premonition that Schulz might walk in at any moment during this ridiculous scenario.
Fiction book (1993) -
In an American society obsessed with material consumption and wealth creation, the existence of the poor and the intractable nature of poverty are discomforting signs of the limits of the nation's materialistic ethos.
Academic text (2003) -
Surprisingly, low afternoon humidity exacerbates heat-related mortality in some US cities, and the discomforting impact of high afternoon humidity appears to contribute little to such deaths.
Academic text (1993) -
The discomforting news left everyone in the room feeling uneasy.
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Reading about the horrifying events was a discomforting experience for him.
Synonyms
713
1.7
Causing physical pain or making you feel uneasy in a situation
366
3.0
Making you feel nervous, uncomfortable, or a little afraid
304
4.2
Causing worry or fear
287
3.0
Causing someone to feel afraid
154
4.0
Causing worry or distress
93
5.3
Making someone feel afraid, nervous, or less confident
64
4.2
Making you feel worried or uneasy
36
4.6
Causing strong worry and emotional pain
28
6.8
Making someone feel nervous or lose confidence
25
3.5
Making people feel worried
20
6.1
Causing dislike and making someone not want to continue
8
7.0
Making people feel worried or uneasy
1
6.2
Making someone feel very worried or upset
1
6.3
Makes people feel embarrassed and awkward
Antonyms
How Uneasy
95
4.5
94
3.7
304
4.2
30
7.2
64
4.2
3
4.2
20
6.1
Surface Forms
Morphology
discomforting = discomfort (transparent) = dis + comfort + ing
The adjective is a straightforward participial formation from the verb 'discomfort' meaning 'causing discomfort'.
Etymology
Discomforting is made from dis- meaning 'not' and comfort meaning 'ease' or 'relief', so it literally means 'not comfortable'. That's why something discomforting takes away your ease and makes you feel uneasy or worried.