disconcertion
- a word derived from disconcert.
Example Sentences
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He had counted on a sweet Southern handshake, but she kept hold of the hat-brim, let her dry smile of inquiry fade into a formal deference, and took comfort in his disconcertion.
From John March, Southerner by Cable, George W.
But to their mutual disconcertion, old Jerry's face did not change, save for a slight widening of his blue eyes as they met the hard gray ones of Mart.
From The Pirate Shark by Arting, Fred J.
He returned with only a gesture of disconcertion to answer the girl's look of appeal.
From The False Faces Further Adventures from the History of the Lone Wolf by Vance, Louis Joseph
Burton instantly recalled the remark in his book, but without exhibiting the least disconcertion, he replied, "Yaas, yaas, Madam, quite plainly; I see myself."
From The Life of Sir Richard Burton by Wright, Thomas
She asked if he was ill, and when a shake of the head answered the query, she covered the few minutes of his disconcertion with her conversation.
From The Man Between, an International Romance by Barr, Amelia Edith Huddleston
