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disconcerting
[ dis-kuhn-sur-ting ]
adjective
- disturbing to one's composure or self-possession; upsetting, discomfiting.
- confusing, usually in the face of something totally unexpected; perplexing.
disconcerting
/ ˌdɪskənˈsɜːtɪŋ /
adjective
- causing a feeling of disturbance, embarrassment, or confusion; perturbing; worrying
Derived Forms
- ˌdisconˈcertingly, adverb
Other Words From
- discon·certing·ly adverb
- discon·certing·ness noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of disconcerting1
Example Sentences
The transition is disconcerting since there are no other cuts of this sort in the picture.
The first time I got accused of being a “neo-Nazi” it was shocking and disconcerting.
But some of the Kurds maintain a disconcerting confidence—one now strengthened by the U.S. airstrikes.
Spending time with Bean is somewhat disconcerting after seeing him play so many somber, doomed roles.
There is nothing to be gained by harping on about events in 2002, however disconcerting those events were.
"To such a place as that I would go alone,—or with her," said the boy, his disconcerting gaze fixed on the other's face.
He leaned on his stick, hat in hand, and the big blue eyes of the young man rested upon him with disconcerting gravity.
He half expected one of those disconcerting thought answers from Dalgard.
I know from experience how disconcerting it is to ride into the zone of fire, and walking must be much worse.
"Well, of course the aim is to protect girls," Mrs. Bassett replied, conscious of a disconcerting acidity in her aunt's remark.
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