Japanese do not feel it necessary to make babble in a silent moment, which Westerners find discomforting.
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Discomforting
Synonyms for "discomforting" (50 found)
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11 entriesbodily discomfortcreepydisturbingemotional discomfortlingering painmuscle achephysical discomfortpsychological discomfortpsychological uneasescandalousunsettling
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17 entriesdiscomforting conditiondiscomforting conditionsdiscomforting datadiscomforting effectdiscomforting effectsdiscomforting environmentdiscomforting experiencediscomforting factordiscomforting findingdiscomforting implicationdiscomforting memorydiscomforting newsdiscomforting rumorsdiscomforting sensationdiscomforting silencediscomforting stimuli
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After all, disorderliness can be very discomforting and dangerous.
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The authors speculated that discussions about discrimination were more discomforting than discussions instilling ethnic pride, so parents refrained from initiating such discussions unless precipitated by a specific discriminatory incident.
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So now a slightly more discomforting slide is shown: one of the nurse aiming the needle toward someone's bare arm.
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