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[ dis-kuhn-sur-ting ] / ˌdɪs kənˈsɜr tɪŋ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR disconcerting ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivedisturbing to one's composure or self-possession; upsetting, discomfiting. confusing, usually in the face of something totally unexpected; perplexing. OTHER WORDS FROM disconcertingdis·con·cert·ing·ly, adverbdis·con·cert·ing·ness, nounWords nearby disconcertingdiscomposure, discomycete, discomycota, disconcert, disconcerted, disconcerting, disconfirm, disconformable, disconformity, discongruity, disconnect Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for disconcertingThe transition is disconcerting since there are no other cuts of this sort in the picture. Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days|David Freeman|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST The first time I got accused of being a “neo-Nazi” it was shocking and disconcerting. Rage Against GamerGate’s Hate Machine: What I Got For Speaking Up|Arthur Chu|November 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST But some of the Kurds maintain a disconcerting confidence—one now strengthened by the U.S. airstrikes. U.S. Planes are Blowing the Hell out of ISIS at Kobani, But …|Jamie Dettmer|October 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST Frida is a colossal woman, in girth and stature, and she becomes the dark star at the center of this disconcerting debut. Caught in Her Mind: Fiona McFarlane’s ‘The Night Guest’|Andrea Walker|October 7, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Most disconcerting of all was the sense that this perilous post-election limbo was so very un-American. Why Egypt Has Coups … and We Don’t|Tunku Varadarajan|August 22, 2013|DAILY BEAST He had a gun, and he "cut down" on the group with disconcerting realism. The Lookout Man|B. M. Bower But this brusque separation from his particular divinity was disconcerting. The Grey Wig: Stories and Novelettes|Israel Zangwill The glacier had taken to itself a cold grayness that was disconcerting. The Silent Barrier|Louis Tracy The moment came with disconcerting suddenness, and Mr. Redman uttered a loud grunt as he landed on the ground, flat on his back. The Pony Rider Boys in New Mexico|Frank Gee Patchin Its behavior that Monday after tea on the terrace was one of the most disconcerting things that had occurred at Amberley. The Return of the Prodigal|May Sinclair
British Dictionary definitions for disconcerting
adjectivecausing a feeling of disturbance, embarrassment, or confusion; perturbing; worrying Derived forms of disconcertingdisconcertingly, adverbCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to disconcertingdiscomfit, disturb, unsettle, perplex, bewilder, discombobulate, puzzle, perturb, agitate, frustrate, baffle, confound, embarrass, demoralize, hinder, discompose, discountenance, ruffle, faze, nonplus |