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disconcerting

[dis-kuhn-sur-ting] / ˌdɪs kənˈsɜr tɪŋ /














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"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're watching us - which is probably the most disconcerting part about it," said Chris Edwards.

From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026

Mr. Dillon’s tone of clinical detachment—from the horrors of the Mao years, for example—can be disconcerting.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026

And he gave it back to Will, with a disconcerting, unreadable long stare out of his deep black eyes.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman


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