What (who) is disconcerting - definition
Disconcerting
·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of Disconcert.
disconcerting
adj.
1) disconcerting to + inf. (it is disconcerting to watch them make one mistake after the other)
2) disconcerting that + clause (it is disconcerting that so many pupils have dropped out of school)
disconcerting
If you say that something is disconcerting, you mean that it makes you feel anxious, confused, or embarrassed.
The reception desk is not at street level, which is a little disconcerting.
ADJ
• disconcertingly
She looks disconcertingly like a familiar aunt or grandmother...
ADV: usu ADV adj/-ed/prep
Pronunciation examples for disconcerting
1. Deeply disconcerting.
Geopolitics - A Very Short Introduction _ Klaus Dodds _ Talks at Google
2. are disconcerting and disturbing.
The Global Rise of the Far Right _ Atul Singh _ Talks at Google
3. And that's deeply, deeply disconcerting.
Geopolitics - A Very Short Introduction _ Klaus Dodds _ Talks at Google
4. That's very disconcerting.
Off-Broadway's Evening at the Talk House _ Matthew Broderick + More _ Talks at Google
5. a little disconcerting.
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Examples of use of disconcerting
1. Henry called the mistake "disconcerting" and intolerable.
2. It is disconcerting." The fund provides returns slightly above U.S.
3. The grainy footage is both chilling and disconcerting.
4. There were disconcerting variations between hospitals, the commission found.
5. Colleagues could find his offhand, sometimes wounding, comments disconcerting.