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Princeton's WordNet

  1. disconcerting, upsettingadjective

    causing an emotional disturbance

    "his disconcerting habit of greeting friends ferociously and strangers charmingly"- Herb Caen; "an upsetting experience"

Wiktionary

  1. disconcertingadjective

    Tending to cause discomfort, uneasiness or alarm; unsettling; troubling; upsetting.

    Even with a safety harness, losing one's grip that high up is disconcerting.

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  1. disconcerting

    Disconcerting refers to anything causing feelings of unease, discomfort, confusion or distress, often due to an unexpected or disturbing situation or fact.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Disconcerting

    of Disconcert

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of DISCONCERTING in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of DISCONCERTING in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of DISCONCERTING in a Sentence

  1. Beverly Sills:

    I really do believe I can accomplish a great deal with a big grin, I know some people find that disconcerting, but that doesn't matter.

  2. Jay Clark on Wednesday:

    It’s not about Olivia or NIL or social media, it’s just I guess sort of the sense of entitlement that some people feel they can behave a certain way and that what we saw go on out there was a behavior that I didn’t think was appropriate, that’s not normal autograph seeking behavior, you know, engagement with an athlete with fans and that kind of stuff. There was a, there was a mob sense to that scene that that was very disconcerting to me and that’s what I hope is not going to become the norm.

  3. Jessica Vaughn:

    And if the government agency issuing them does not know or will not disclose how the bearer arrived in the country how can others rely on the authenticity of an individual's identity? It is equally disconcerting if the government does know and chooses not to disclose it.

  4. Coroner Kory Honea:

    In some cases, the only remains we are able to recover are bones or bone fragments, i know that members of the community who are missing loved ones are anxious, and I know that the news of us recovering bodies has to be disconcerting.

  5. Brian Dolan:

    The Fed did the right thing. There's no need to rock the boat right now. Again the disconcerting element is the downgrade to the interest rate trajectory, which could provide solace to investor sentiment overall, given the global headwinds, the last thing we need right now was a hike in rates and any kind of hawkish projections.

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