disconcerting

[dis-kuhn-sur-ting]

adjective

1. disturbing to one's composure or self-possession; upsetting, discomfiting.

2. confusing, usually in the face of something totally unexpected; perplexing.

disconcerting

/ ˌdɪskənˈsɜːtɪŋ /

adjective

1. causing a feeling of disturbance, embarrassment, or confusion; perturbing; worrying

Other Word Forms

• disconcertingly adverb
• disconcertingness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of disconcerting¹

disconcert ( def. ) + -ing ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

Most disconcerting was the performance of Vesia, the team’s most trusted reliever.

From Los Angeles Times

The self-infantilizing is disconcerting to watch, and no doubt petrifying to experience firsthand, but Gaga dodges the fan and gets into her waiting vehicle.

From Salon

"But it is disconcerting that this can happen."

From BBC

With 18,993 girls’ names in active use in contemporary America, why would Higgins build this disconcerting element into “Sweetener’s” structure?

From Los Angeles Times

The left-hand concerto has dark mysteries hard to transmit over so many acres and video close-ups of two-armed pianists trying to keep the right hand out of the way can be disconcerting.

From Los Angeles Times

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