disconcertment

Example Sentences

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And imagine their disconcertment when they land their first clear thrust, only to find it repelled by the reptiles’ tough, armor-plated skin.

From Slate • Mar. 14, 2012

It was a mingled emotion, but if some drops for her own disconcertment were mingled with the warm prompting of pity, her compassion was none the less true.

From The Fortieth Door by Bradley, Mary Hastings

"Here, Jeff, here!" said she peremptorily and yet kindly, as you might detain a dog, and Jeff, pausing, gazed at her in frank disconcertment and remarked as frankly: "The devil!"

From The Prisoner by Brown, Alice

He could not but look at her with disconcertment, as she sat breathing bitterness and scorn, and staring leagues away.

From Little Dorrit by Dickens, Charles

Lilly laughed, forcing her head high to deny disconcertment.

From Star-Dust by Hurst, Fannie