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Meanings of disconcerting in English

Causing an emotional disturbance.

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Usage of disconcerting in English
1
These results are disconcerting, especially in the larger context of research infractions.
Wired
2
The dead-white skin wrinkled evilly; the pink eyes gleamed with disconcerting malice.
Darkness and Dawn
3
Frodo said nothing: the shrewd guesses of the farmer were rather disconcerting.
The lord of the rings
4
But the sight of the boy, there in the hall, was disconcerting.
Stubble
5
Most people find talking to a wind directly to be quite disconcerting.
The spirit rebellion: the legend of eli monpress: book 2
6
Then there were disconcerting sounds out in the world beyond the van.
The Matador of the Five Towns and Other Stories
7
This was not in the rubric, and proved disconcerting to the clergyman.
The Rosary
8
But a disconcerting confusion of ideas was all that followed the knowledge.
The Masquerader
9
All the same, he found this new boldness in Una rather disconcerting.
Hidden Warrior
10
Not being used to such extreme chivalry, I find it slightly disconcerting.
The Irish Times
11
Yuri Tatarchuk has a disconcerting way of demonstrating Chernobyl's grim radioactive legacy.
The Guardian
12
Slightly disconcerting things about eventing: how much is down to the horse?
The Guardian
13
The manner people sprang apparently out of the ground was very disconcerting.
The Land of Footprints
14
Sarah in the door was even more disconcerting than an unexpected visitor.
The Imperialist
15
Yet he saw a disconcerting look in Lysandra's eyes as she worked.
Gladiatrix
16
That disconcerting view pumped enough adrenaline to lift some of the haze.
Heat Rises
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United Kingdom
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United States of America
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