disconcerting
Americanadjective
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disturbing to one's composure or self-possession; upsetting, discomfiting.
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confusing, usually in the face of something totally unexpected; perplexing.
adjective
Other Word Forms
- disconcertingly adverb
- disconcertingness noun
Etymology
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“This is absolutely disconcerting,” said Dr. Madappa Kundranda, division chief of cancer medicine at Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center in Phoenix, who wasn’t involved in the research.
Before Rome, Filippino’s painting was a refined extension of the Florentine tradition from which he emerged, whereas after, it became a stranger, more disconcerting mix of the ancient Roman world and the modern one.
Interviewed on the podcast Top Traders Unplugged, White sketched out the problems facing advanced economies at present and delivered a disconcerting warning of the systemic failure he thinks may be in the offing.
From MarketWatch
While such an effect is highly unlikely and would probably be a tad disconcerting, Ms Mansfield says polynucleotides are forging the way when it comes to regenerative skincare.
From BBC
The recent spate of disconcerting news has felt sudden—and jarring.
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