disconcerting
UK/ˌdɪskənˈsɜːtɪŋ//ˌdɪskənˈsɝtɪŋ/
disconcerting adjective: tending to cause discomfort, uneasiness or alarm. Also the present participle of disconcert.
Adjective
disconcerting (comparative more disconcerting, superlative most disconcerting)
- Tending to cause discomfort, uneasiness or alarm.
- Even with a safety harness, losing one's grip that high up is disconcerting.
- "You must admit," he remarked, "that up to now our conversation has hardly proceeded along conventional lines. I am a complete stranger to you; another man who is a complete stranger to me speaks to you while we're at tea. You inform me that I shall probably have to kill him in the near future. The...1920, Herman Cyril McNeile, chapter 1, in Bulldog Drummond
- Synonyms:
- unsettling, troubling, upsetting
Also used as
disconcerting is also the present participle of disconcert.
disconcerting is also the gerund of disconcert.
disconcerting meaning in Hindi and Sanskrit
disconcerting in Hindi
- tending to cause discomfort, uneasiness or alarm; unsettling; troubling; upsetting
- विक्षोभकारिता vikṣobhkāritā
disconcerting in Sanskrit
- tending to cause discomfort, uneasiness or alarm; unsettling; troubling; upsetting
- विक्षोभकारत्व vikṣobhakāratva
Examples of disconcerting in a sentence
- By another artist, this could be a comment on the disconcerting, hypercommodified artificiality of modern life.
- Suddenly, you get a disconcerting attack of ponophobia, the dread of overworking or of pain.
- To the uninitiated the sight of strong men eagerly slapping themselves may be a trifle disconcerting.
Synonyms of disconcerting
Forms of disconcerting
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more disconcerting |
| superlative | most disconcerting |
| Noun | |
| plural | disconcertings |
Origin of disconcerting
From disconcert + -ing.
Words formed from disconcerting
Questions about disconcerting
- What does disconcerting mean?
- Disconcerting means tending to cause discomfort, uneasiness or alarm.
- What is disconcerting in Hindi?
- Disconcerting in Hindi is विक्षोभकारिता (vikṣobhkāritā). See Disconcerting meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is disconcerting?
- Disconcerting is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce disconcerting?
- Disconcerting is pronounced /ˌdɪskənˈsɜːtɪŋ/ (UK).
Words near disconcerting in the dictionary
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