disconcerting

[dis-kuh n-sur-ting]

adjective

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

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

Related formsdis·con·cert·ing·ly, adverbdis·con·cert·ing·ness, noun

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Examples from the Web for disconcertingly

Contemporary Examples of disconcertingly

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Historical Examples of disconcertingly

He compromised with the conscience that her memory kept so disconcertingly active.
Captain Blood
Rafael Sabatini
But what can I say when the primary address was so disconcertingly to the ear?
On the Stairs
Henry B. Fuller
The red monsters, in spite of their bulk, were disconcertingly swift.
In the Morning of Time
Charles G. D. Roberts
He had sherry-coloured eyes, disconcertingly inattentive at times.
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John Galsworthy
She fixed her eyes upon me so disconcertingly that mine fell.
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Winston Churchill

British Dictionary definitions for disconcertingly

disconcerting

adjective

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

Derived Formsdisconcertingly, adverb

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