1. in a manner that causes someone to feel embarrassed, confused, or uneasy

Examples

• She stared at him discomfitingly, making him feel self-conscious.
• The silence that followed his joke was discomfitingly long.
• He shifted discomfitingly in his seat during the difficult conversation.
• The truth was discomfitingly close to what she had feared.
• The interviewer's questions were discomfitingly personal.
• The crowd's laughter felt discomfitingly directed at him.