| 词汇 | discomfiting |
| 释义 | discomfiting adjective formaluk /dɪˈskʌm.fɪt.ɪŋ/ us /dɪˈskʌm.fɪt̬.ɪŋ/ making you feel uncomfortable or uncertain: Being alone in the city at night was a very discomfiting experience. The degree of intimacy in his account is at times a bit discomfiting. He's a very private man and the photo session is discomfiting for him. It's a discomfiting fact for employees, but almost all of these contracts aren't legally binding. The documentary is powerful and discomfiting viewing. I had the discomfiting sense that I was leaving out something crucially important. Causing anxiety and worry alarming alarmingly bite catch up with someone come back to bite someoneidiom disturb dread frighten someone/something away/off get/go beyond a jokeidiom give someone the jimjamsidiom give someone the jittersidiom gnaw oppressive rattle roost stressfully suspenseful suspensefully suspensive swatting Synonymdisconcerting Related wordsdiscomfit discomfitingly Examples of discomfitingdiscomfiting A singular beginning of the universe is not ipso facto unphysical or unscientific, though it may be discomfiting. This was the source of the stock owners' obligation to avoid discomfiting passengers. They are unafraid to confront us with the discomfiting consequences of methodological problems. When there is variance among the subjects' backgrounds, it is sometimes related to age at arrival in discomfiting ways. But the result is a discomfiting conflict of convictions in the novel. Their passage is problematic precisely in not being marked as one - and it is as a reflection on the qualities of their thinking that one should find this discomfiting. In truth, the discomfiture of political opponents can be delicious, but this matter goes far beyond the cheap discomfiting of political opponents. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Statistics on unpaid vehicle excise duty are now reaching not discomfiting but positively alarming proportions. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The primary aim of the interviewer is that of embarrassing, discomfiting and undermining the credibility of the interviewee because it is perceived that that is what the audience wants. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This breakdown can be profoundly discomfiting and surprisingly infectious. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The book, he wrote, is fascinating, challenging and discomfiting. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Sometimes they understand each other so little that the conflict is not well understood, but prevails under the surface, discomfiting both partners to no end. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The nonuniformities are often near brain sinuses such as the ear and plugging the cavity for long periods can be discomfiting. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. One response to this discomfiting view was objectivity. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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