American English pronunciation
How to pronounce disconcerting
IPA transcription: [,dɪskən'sɚtɪŋ]
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Verb
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cause to lose one's composure
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cause to feel embarrassment
“The constant attention of the young man confused her”
Adjective
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causing an emotional disturbance; - Herb Caen
“his disconcerting habit of greeting friends ferociously and strangers charmingly”
“an upsetting experience”
Usage examples
- Many other similar disconcerting omissions will be noticed in the Manuscript.
- The haphazard placement of the furniture and books was disconcerting, to say the least.
- The open-ended song arrangements were stirring and provocative, but also disconcerting.
- Marcus Trower, of "Empire" magazine, stated that Bruce Payne was "a brilliantly disconcerting madman.
- Other readers found this book both disconcerting and disappointing.
- The haphazard placement of the furniture and books was disconcerting, to say the least.
- Many other similar disconcerting omissions will be noticed in the Manuscript.