disconcerting

adjective

No English definition recorded for this entry.

Pronunciation: /ˌdɪskənˈsɜːtɪŋ/ / /ˌdɪskənˈsɝtɪŋ/

Etymology: Etymology tree English disconcert English -ing English disconcerting From disconcert + -ing.

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 statement is, I think you will agree, a trifle disconcerting."”

Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.