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Definitions for disconcerting
dis·con·cert·ing
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Princeton's WordNet
disconcerting, upsettingadjective
causing an emotional disturbance
"his disconcerting habit of greeting friends ferociously and strangers charmingly"- Herb Caen; "an upsetting experience"
Wiktionary
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.
Webster Dictionary
Disconcerting
of Disconcert
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of disconcerting in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of disconcerting in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of disconcerting in a Sentence
Jessica was becoming a textbook Mean Girl. I was being slowly swallowed alive by my anxiety, and Jake was silently watching it all happen, which was maybe the most disconcerting of all our reactions, our family was falling apart, and the stress of falling apart was making us fall apart even faster.
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.
It’ one of the most offensive and disconcerting things I’ve seen.
You can't really be too scared, but you realize that if the pilot ever went crazy enough to make a run for the South with you on board, the aircraft wouldn't be airborne for very long. That's only mildly disconcerting.
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.
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- أمرا مقلقاArabic
- desconcertantCatalan, Valencian
- unangenehm, befremdlich, beunruhigendGerman
- sconcertante, sconvolgenteItalian
- verontrustend, zorgwekkendDutch
- desconcertantePortuguese
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