- present participle of disconcert.
disconcerting
Example Sentences
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Not only is the narrative in this “Animal Farm” not the story you knew it to be, but its social implications could be far more disconcerting than a simple change of ideology.
From Salon • May 3, 2026
But with the start of the 2026 season came disconcerting news.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 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
For France's mainstream left, it is all deeply disconcerting.
From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026
Finally, he thought that the two cameras hidden in burlap-covered towers might be distracting when he began to play, and the towers themselves, looming over the stage like medieval battering rams, were disconcerting.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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The Great Gatsby
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Grade 9, List 3
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1984
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