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disconcerting
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WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
adj. causing an emotional disturbance; "his disconcerting habit of greeting friends ferociously and strangers charmingly"- Herb Caen; "an upsetting experience" [syn: upsetting ]
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
adjective EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ Waters asked a few disconcerting questions. EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Howarth had a disconcerting glimpse of the barely controlled aggression beneath the mask of casual good humour. ▪ However, it was still fairly disconcerting ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. Tending to cause discomfort, uneasiness or alarm; unsettling; troubling; upsetting.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
disconcerting \disconcerting\ adj. hard to deal with; causing uncertainty or confusion about how to act or react. Syn: awkward, embarrassing, off-putting, sticky, tight, unenviable.
Usage examples of disconcerting.
It was disconcerting for Helva to watch her frustrated, brooding self-examination while Nia and Kurla chattered inconsequentialities in the galley.
They had a disconcerting resemblance to each other, not only a sameness of height and build but of coloring and feature.
To newcomers, the effect could be a little disconcerting as a single step sufficed to carry them from whispering quiet to raucous noise, the full volume of an auctioneer's shout or a piper's skirling.
The first several times, it had been a bit disconcerting to Calhoun, and extremely so to Shelby, but by this point they were accustomed to it.
Even so, no one would have found it particularly disconcerting since Ensign Janos was covered, head to toe, with thick white fur.
It was a most disconcerting thing to see S/he spoke with the barely controlled voice of a humanoid, but hir every move and gesture was evocative of a great cat.
Gradually, as he talked, he stopped pacing, and then sat down, watching me as he spoke with a disconcerting attention.
It was disconcerting to stand next to beings who made him feel so insignificantly small, like a child among giants.
Varian found those proud clear eyes very disconcerting and she was glad of the shield of Discipline.
His direct gaze was rather disconcerting to Nancia, who'd been used to Caleb wandering round the ship and addressing her without turning his head, counting on her efficient sensor system to pick up his words wherever he might be.
All four eyes bulged slightly, then blinked in unison, a disconcerting sight.
The walls were hewn out of the natural granite, but the floor everywhere was that disconcerting track-ball surface.
The hue was disconcerting on hides normally ranging from yellow-green to brown-green.
And the scathing look Ralph bent on the audience left no doubts that the little man delighted in disconcerting the men of distinction, rank and position.
There was, however, a very disconcerting whine of which she was almost subliminally aware, sensing it from the mastoid bone right down to her heel.