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disconcert (verb), disconcerts; disconcerted; disconcerting
1. To make someone feel upset or embarrassed: News about Marie's car accident as she was driving to work was disconcerting her employer very much.
2. Making a person feel ill at ease and slightly confused: The news that his scheduled flight had been canceled again disconcerted the salesman who had arranged an important meeting with a company executive.
3. To disturb or to make other people feel uncomfortable: The financial situation around the world has disconcerted many nations.
To upset or to disturb.
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To confuse and to disturb.
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To upset and to throw into confusion.
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This entry is located in the following units: cern-, cert-, cer-; cret-, creet-, cre- (page 2) dis-, di-, dif- (page 10)
disconcerting (adjective), more disconcerting, most disconcerting
A reference to being upsetting, disturbing, and frustrating: Isaac found it disconcerting to have to wait so long before he could see the doctor.

The most disconcerting event during Patrick's trip to Great Britain was the delay in his flight for hours because of the terrible storm that was going on in the U.S.

This entry is located in the following units: cern-, cert-, cer-; cret-, creet-, cre- (page 3) dis-, di-, dif- (page 11)
Word Entries at Get Words: “disconcerting”
disconcert, disconcerts; disconcerted; disconcerting
To disturb or to upset someone or people. (3)
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