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

Despite a few postmodern flourishes and some teasing structural game playing, their latest offerings are unlikely to disconcert habitual watchers of “Masterpiece” television.

From New York Times ● Nov. 13, 2017

“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

Perhaps her ghostly voice will both comfort and disconcert her beloved Faith, but I assure you, the dog will cope.

From Slate ● Mar. 6, 2014

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

If it disconcerts you to see Clemson quarterback D.J.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 3, 2021

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

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 11, 2026

When they visit St. Cloud’s and meet Dr. Larch, they are disconcerted by “an antiseptic smell, or something medicinal” in his office.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2025

They are disconcerted by the prospect of apex predators roaming their territory, including on popular trails.

From Seattle Times ● May 17, 2024

Even Danny Danon, a Netanyahu ally and former Israeli ambassador to the U.N. who recently predicted a peace agreement with Saudi Arabia in 2023, seemed disconcerted.

From Washington Times ● Mar. 11, 2023

The President was slightly disconcerted: Mrs. Coulter’s eyes were heavy with sleep, and she could hardly see in the glare from the corridor light.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman

The effect is especially disconcerting as this father and daughter navigate glad-handers and former Nazi collaborators in West Germany who are anxious to bury the past.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

"It's quite disconcerting," said one who gave only his first name, Louis, when he found his line closed.

From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026

But they did have one potentially innovative and surprising, if disconcerting, solution to our national public health information crisis: A.I. has the potential to help stave off a conspiratorial catastrophe during the next pandemic.

From Slate ● Aug. 26, 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

Whatever the reason, Mike’s puppy dog behavior and Eric’s apparent rivalry with him were disconcerting.

From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer