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disconcerted

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verb

past tense of disconcert

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for disconcerted
Adjective
  • There were also problems connecting to the internet and to phone networks, leaving many bewildered and unable to obtain information.
    Catherine Porter, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
  • Tornado is a bewildered Japanese girl (played by pop singer Kôki) who fights off a horde of white men, thieving gold vagabonds who represent both Anglo-Saxon and Anglo-Celtic ancestry.
    Armond White, National Review, 4 June 2025
Adjective
  • Despite decades of existence, Jack in the Box’s sales remain stagnant, its strategy appears confused, and investors are becoming increasingly uneasy.
    Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
  • Charles Leclerc, meanwhile, was left confused by the team’s strategy call — having gone long on the opening stint, but never seemed like a genuine threat to the leaders and lacking the outright pace of Lando Norris on the same strategy.
    Luke Smith, New York Times, 18 June 2025
Adjective
  • The heated encounter occurred outside a building, as Hannah-Kim appeared visibly upset about the situation and wanted an explanation for Kove’s actions.
    Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 26 June 2025
  • In what many pundits considered an upset, Tordillos eventually overcame a slight deficit on election night to overtake Matthew Quevedo, San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan’s deputy chief of staff, by six votes.
    Devan Patel, Mercury News, 25 June 2025
Adjective
  • The trade stunned the sport, perplexed rival executives and devastated Bostonians.
    Andy McCullough, New York Times, 18 June 2025
  • But 100 days into the second Trump administration, those leaders are perplexed and concerned.
    Marc Lynch, Foreign Affairs, 12 May 2025
Adjective
  • Some were apprehensive about living far from their longtime partner in crime.
    Philip Marcelo, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2025
  • Many in the village are excited for the apprehensive Spike, as this is a rite of passage, but Jamie is reminded by a woman at the gate on their way out that 14 or 15 is the typical age for this experience.
    Mark Meszoros, Boston Herald, 19 June 2025
Adjective
  • Instead, federal authorities are hiding, apparently too frightened of online provocateurs and in-person hecklers to do their duty in plain sight.
    Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2025
  • Others who live close to the jail were downright frightened.
    Chris Kenning, USA Today, 17 June 2025
Adjective
  • Fans, of course, remain baffled and angry and depressed over the lack of any visible progress on Martin’s sixth A Song Of Ice And Fire novel, The Winds Of Winter.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
  • The Tensor series uses a double layer of reflective film insulation, with a baffled air chamber design, which helps keep it quiet.
    Scott Gilbertson, Wired News, 22 May 2025
Adjective
  • Inheriting the mantle from Pope Francis, who grew increasingly alarmed by AI's societal risks, Leo is pressing for stronger global governance and ethical oversight of the technology.
    Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 19 June 2025
  • That’s what has safety advocates like O’Dowd so alarmed.
    Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 9 June 2025
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“Disconcerted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disconcerted. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.

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