	Appearance
✓	Use device theme
✓	Dark theme
✓	Light theme

What is another word for discomfiting?

Need synonyms for discomfiting? Here's a list of similar words from our thesaurus that you can use instead.

Contexts ▼

Adjective

Causing great humiliation or mortification

Causing surprising negative emotions

Noun

The state of being bewildered or unclear in one's mind about something

Verb

Present participle for to disturb the composure of

Present participle for to frustrate or prevent (someone) from achieving an aim

Present participle for to injure a person's dignity and self-respect

Present participle for to be victorious over

… more ▼

Adjective

▲

Causing great humiliation or mortification

dishonoring^US

agonizing^US

agonising^UK

unfavorable^US

sombre^UK

somber^US

humourless^UK

humorless^US

unsavory^US

unsavoury^UK

gruelling^UK

grueling^US

gray^US

grey^UK

environmentally unfriendly

more than one can bear

more than flesh and blood can stand

more ❯

“After forgetting his lines during the live performance, the discomfiting silence that followed left him utterly humiliated.”

Adjective

▲

Causing surprising negative emotions

Noun

▲

The state of being bewildered or unclear in one's mind about something

skepticism^US

scepticism^UK

lack of comprehension

state of stupefaction

state of bewilderment

state of disorientation

dishonour^UK

dishonor^US

lack of understanding

fight-or-flight reaction

state of perturbation

source of consternation

kick in the teeth

source of distress

a bolt out of the blue

source of amazement

a bolt from the blue

more ❯

Verb

▲

Present participle for to disturb the composure of

making self-conscious

putting someone off their stroke

setting someone back on their heels

putting someone off their stride

taking the wind out of your sails

agonizing^US

putting out of countenance

agonising^UK

terrorizing^US

causing someone to lose their composure

terrorising^UK

making someone scratch their head

causing to be at a stand

bedevilling^UK

bedeviling^US

throwing into a tizzy

stopping someone in their tracks

dissatisfying

petrifying

pulling the rug from under

upsetting the applecart

jarring

ticking off

making unhappy

pulling the rug out from under

lying heavy on

hurting somebody's feelings

putting someone's nose out of joint

balking^US

pouring cold water on

throwing cold water on

baulking^UK

causing discomfort to

pushing the buttons of

taking your breath away

tyrannizing^US

tyrannising^UK

paralysing^UK

paralyzing^US

knocking sideways

giving a turn

screwing up

filling with consternation

getting on one's nerves

enraging

rubbing up the wrong way

setting someone thinking

getting on your nerves

getting on your wick

getting under your skin

rankling with

hacking you off

rubbing the wrong way

giving someone the hump

driving to distraction

driving you up the wall

trying your patience

tantalising^UK

tantalizing^US

grating on

driving round the bend

rubbing you up the wrong way

driving round the twist

getting in your hair

giving someone the pip

making someone see red

getting your hackles up

raising your hackles

driving bananas

getting your dander up

setting someone's teeth on edge

making an enemy of somebody

steaming up

getting on the wrong side of

ruffling one's feathers

making somebody's hackles rise

throwing into disarray

making your head spin

going to your head

balling up

messing with one's head

treading on someone's toes

knocking the stuffing out of

scaring the pants off

scaring the bejesus out of

giving someone goose pimples

chilling to the bone

scaring away

scaring someone out of their wits

scaring the living daylights out of

giving someone the heebie-jeebies

chilling to the marrow

putting the fear of God into

freezing your blood

curdling the blood

getting the wind up

making one's hair stand on end

making one's flesh creep

making someone jump out of their skin

making teeth chatter

giving one the creeps

scaring off

making one's blood run cold

throwing into a blue funk

throwing into a fright

scaring someone half to death

more ❯

“For his part, he was coolness and dignity personified and rejected the chance to discomfit his opponent still further by insulting him.”

Verb

▲

Present participle for to frustrate or prevent (someone) from achieving an aim

baulking^UK

balking^US

upsetting the applecart

putting the kibosh on

holding up

standing in the way of

putting the mockers on

screwing up

putting a spoke in someone's wheel

putting the stopper on

throwing a spanner in the works

playing off

cooking someone's goose

taking wind out of

throwing monkey wrench in

halting in its tracks

throwing a monkey wrench in the works

getting the better of

taking wind out of sails

giving the run around

getting in the way of

getting in the way

cutting off

closing off

throwing a monkey wrench in the works of

taking the wind out of your sails

cancelling^UK

canceling^US

putting a wrench in the works

rendering ineffective

putting to flight

brushing off

beating someone to the draw

beating someone to the punch

putting a spanner in the works

beating back

driving away

making a hash of

beating someone to it

preventing from making progress

putting the damper on

throwing a spoke in the wheel of

throwing cold water on

putting the brakes on

pouring cold water on

softening

challenging

demoralising^UK

keeping at arm's length

bringing to screeching halt

dragging through the mud

putting on brakes

cheating

queering the pitch of

keeping under control

bringing to a standstill

putting on back burner

throwing a monkey wrench into

equalizing^US

equalising^UK

raining on someone's parade

ballsing up

more ❯

“The gang coordinated their efforts to cover each other's tails and to discomfit the detectives' attempts to close in on them.”

Verb

▲

Present participle for to injure a person's dignity and self-respect

dishonoring^US

causing to feel small

causing to lose face

cutting down to size

making a fool of

making someone eat crow

making someone eat humble pie

putting out of countenance

taking down a peg or two

taking the wind out of your sails

settling someone's hash

putting someone in their place

downgrading

devaluing

flattening

getting the better of

having the last laugh on

showing in a bad light

popping one's balloon

putting one away

making eat dirt

making one feel small

bringing down a peg

cutting to the quick

forcing to eat humble pie

diminishing

lowering the status of

bringing into disrepute

dragging through the mud

declassing

dismissing

dragging through the mire

putting in a bad light

casting aspersions on

doing a hatchet job on

busting

marking down

reducing to the ranks

bringing into disfavour

pooh-poohing

blackening someone's name

brutalizing^US

brutalising^UK

more ❯

Verb

▲

Present participle for to be victorious over

pulverising^UK

pulverizing^US

bringing someone to their knees

getting the better of

succeeding over

blowing out

blowing out of the water

giving someone a drubbing

giving someone a hiding

making mincemeat of

putting someone in their place

running rings around

wiping the floor with

shutting down

taking to the cleaners

trampling underfoot

wiping off the map

	Find more words!








discomfiting
Use * for blank tiles (max 2) Advanced Search Advanced Search
Use * for blank spaces Advanced Search
Advanced Word Finder

Related Words and Phrases

What is another word for discomfiting?

Need synonyms for discomfiting? Here's a list of similar words from our thesaurus that you can use instead.

Related Words and Phrases

See Also