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 Mary Hastings Bradley
It gave the final touch to her disconcertment.
From Consequences by E. M. Delafield
"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
Househunting, under these circumstances, becomes an office of constant surprise and disconcertment to the stranger.
From Venetian Life by William Dean Howells
