discomforted 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of discomfortednext
as in discomfited

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discomforted

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verb

past tense of discomfort
as in alarmed
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 discomforted
  1. embarrassed
  2. disturbed
  3. bothered
  4. abashed
  5. distracted
  6. uneasy
  7. worried
  8. self-conscious
Adjective
  • One game after being badly embarrassed on the offensive end in Minnesota, the Lakers were clobbered on the other end in Miami — their body language, their lack of energy and worst of all, their general lack of fight all reasons for serious concern.
    Austin Knoblauch, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
  • Even if people were embarrassed by their own tastes, the feature has always been a key element of Spotify’s appeal as a streaming platform.
    Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of embarrassed
Verb
  • While many said they were disturbed by the brutal shooting, others reacted with indifference, or in some cases schadenfreude.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
  • The publication disturbed some Jewish students, according to the Post.
    Pilar Arias, Fox News, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of disturbed
Verb
  • Instead, they were treated as mental health patients, and no one bothered to inquire about their reasons.
    Carlos Aguilar, IndieWire, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Derik Queen isn’t bothered by freshman jitters Hardly anyone would have faulted the precocious youngster from Baltimore for feeling a little heat in his first true road game of the season in a hostile environment like the one created by the crowd at Mackey Arena.
    Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of bothered
Adjective
  • But this year’s bash is looking a little more abashed.
    New York Times, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2021
  • Delphine Hicks—Caroline had waited for her beside the church steps one First Sunday (big meeting day) and had thrown her to the ground and robbed the abashed vampire of her underthings.
    Zora Neale Hurston, Harper's magazine, 6 Jan. 2020
Definition of abashed
Verb
  • In any case, we will not be distracted, delayed or deterred in our efforts to obtain a new trial for Danny Masterson.
    Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Russia, distracted by its war in Ukraine, failed to provide back-up.
    John Feffer, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of distracted
Adjective
  • There’s no shortage of movies that have looked at Dylan’s music and his uneasy relationship to fame.
    David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Merkel recalled how Putin, knowing that she had once been wounded by a dog and was uneasy around them, had infamously brought his large Labrador to a meeting between them in 2007.
    Christian Edwards, CNN, 3 Dec. 2024
Definition of uneasy
Verb
  • But that hasn't worried Republicans, who will have a 53-47 majority in the Senate next year.
    Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
  • But speeding up permitting could be met with opposition from groups worried about environmental impacts, public safety, health and other issues raised by some industries.
    Zac Anderson, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of worried
Adjective
  • Yet the complications inherent in such questions — in Yana-Wara’s life, really — are rarely glimpsed in these otherwise self-conscious performances.
    Manuel Betancourt, Variety, 27 Nov. 2024
  • Lacking the self-conscious grimness of Arrow that initially kept it away from four-color adventures, The Flash was immediately liberated to go full comic book, kickstarting the small-screen answer to the MCU.
    Joshua Rivera, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
Definition of self-conscious
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