Local English word record

disconcerting

adjective · 1 sense

causing an emotional disturbance- Herb Caen

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Examples

  • his disconcerting habit of greeting friends ferociously and strangers charmingly
  • an upsetting experience

Word relationships

Synonyms

upsetting

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