disconcert
verb (used with object)
to disturb the self-possession of; perturb; ruffle.
have been disconcerting
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present perfect progressiveof disconcert.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Any sign of distress from his mother would very likely have been disconcerting to Murray, who had already been on edge during this tournament.
From New York Times ● Jan. 23, 2016
But the closing minutes, with Kentucky way out in front, must have been disconcerting to the Bluegrass faithful.
From Newsweek ● Mar. 12, 2011
Yet another surprise "breakthrough" that discarded the carefully wrought strategies of deterrence could have been disconcerting.
From Time Magazine Archive
This would have been disconcerting but for one reason: Christopher was ceasing to notice her.
From The Hand of Ethelberta by Thomas Hardy
The dog stopped short, hackles erect, and fangs bared, emitting a series of deep-toned growls which to the object of his hostility should have been disconcerting, to put it mildly.
From A Frontier Mystery by Bertram Mitford
