disconcertment
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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
He could not but look at her with disconcertment, as she sat breathing bitterness and scorn, and staring leagues away.
From Little Dorrit by Charles Dickens
Would it turn out to be an added interest for himself, or a plain source of disconcertment?
From Bertram Cope's Year by Henry Blake Fuller
To hide his disconcertment, the young man ignored the question of Seguis, and spoke sharply: “Get to the point—if there is one!”
From The Wilderness Trail by Frank Williams
"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 Alice Brown
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