disconcert

Djokovic's on-court aura can disconcert many younger opponents and Alexander Zverev, often described as the best player of his generation to have never won a major, is one of them.

From BBC ● May 28, 2026

In Twin Peaks “they tend to disconcert us because there is something ‘off’ about them.”

From The Guardian ● Apr. 8, 2020

They delight in acting in bad faith, since they seek not to persuade by sound argument but to intimidate and disconcert.

From Slate ● Dec. 12, 2019

“Not a smile. It’s not the smile that will disconcert me. Not at all. Or his eyes that will make me afraid. Because I’m not afraid of him.”

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 1, 2017

To faze is to disconcert or embarrass; it comes from a Middle English word, fesen, which meant “drive away” or “put to flight.”

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner

From the moment Victor Stott is born, he disconcerts those around him.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 23, 2022

That shift in focus disconcerts consumer advocates, who are in favor of better financial education, but not at the expense of oversight.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2019

As he’s driving home from work, a song comes on the radio that disconcerts him and triggers a whole train of thought.

From The New Yorker ● Mar. 6, 2017

What disconcerts me sometimes is what’s expected of the genre.

From The Guardian ● Oct. 20, 2014

The silence and the intimacy of the room disconcerts him.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri

Kallman’s unexpected involvement disconcerted Stravinsky, who feared Auden’s sexual inclinations were clouding his literary judgment.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

Even Emily Blunt was publicly disconcerted, begging Hollywood agencies to “please stop taking away our human connection.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 11, 2026

He said he did not believe the audience would be disconcerted if he appeared as a newsman on television on Sundays and a pitchman on the radio during the week.

From New York Times ● Jan. 23, 2024

This abrupt policy shift has left employees feeling disconcerted and undervalued, with some already contemplating job changes and others anxious about the prospect of increased workloads due to potential colleague resignations.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 7, 2023

Though baffled, I was not a bit disconcerted.

From "Crispin: The Cross of Lead" by Avi

There’s something slightly disconcerting about seeing Golding’s austere, inward fictions placed alongside works operating in such different registers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026

“It’s very disconcerting when you spend, spend, spend and then there’s no money coming in.”

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 30, 2026

They describe working with Lithgow in glowing terms to Out Magazine while admitting they found his decision to participate in the “Harry Potter” series disconcerting and vaguely hurtful.

From Salon ● Apr. 2, 2026

It was beyond disconcerting to hear the Iranian foreign minister on Sunday sounding like Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky circa 2022.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 4, 2026

Con had the disconcerting feeling that the man might pry open his mouth and examine his teeth, but then the rider only asked, “Who are your companions?”

From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo