disconcert
verb (used with object)
to disturb the self-possession of; perturb; ruffle.
were disconcerting
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past progressiveof disconcert.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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The findings of the inspector general’s report were disconcerting.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 17, 2022
"Facebook has shown itself particularly miserly in giving precise answers," the watchdog said, adding that the results of its study were "disconcerting".
From BBC ● May 15, 2015
The landlady’s assessments of those friends, while not necessarily or consistently off the mark, were disconcerting, said Mr. Curtin, who had previously — and happily — lived in a landlord-occupied building.
From New York Times ● Feb. 1, 2013
There are a few things that were disconcerting, the stories about the private security firm not having enough people, supposed strike of the immigration and customs officials, that obviously is not something which is encouraging.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 26, 2012
Finally, he thought that the two cameras hidden in burlap-covered towers might be distracting when he began to play, and the towers themselves, looming over the stage like medieval battering rams, were disconcerting.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
