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disconcerted

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verb

past tense of disconcert

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Recent Examples of disconcerted
Adjective
The rapper pleaded not guilty after he was accused of charging at Los Angeles police officers while roaming the streets of Studio City in his underwear and a pair of cowboy boots in a disconcerted state. Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disconcerted
Adjective
  • This sometimes left audience members bewildered about what had actually happened.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 6 Apr. 2026
  • The passenger in the back eventually looked up from her phone, noticed Louise, and locked eyes with this bewildered-looking woman blocking the crosswalk.
    Catherine Lacey, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Dickinson appeared somewhere between perturbed and seething.
    Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 19 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • And, as if embarrassed by the whole business, the show will do something crazy to blast the tear from your eye.
    Television Critic, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Wilzig told the Miami Herald in a 2002 profile that intercourse and naked bodies were beautiful and natural, and no one should be embarrassed by talking about the topic.
    Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 6 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • For obvious reasons, the name (and how to pronounce it) immediately confused fans of the couple.
    Emma Banks, InStyle, 11 Apr. 2026
  • However, his revelations added additional layers of complications rather than actually pointing towards who was responsible for Floyd's death, leaving detectives Donoghue Homer (Richard Jenkins) and Jodie Plumb (Joy Sunday) even more confused.
    Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 11 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Esther said that Kim was upset about McCormick's bizarre behavior.
    Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
  • The demonstrations have been primarily instigated by farmers, agricultural contractors and road haulage operators, who are upset with the government’s response to the spike in fuel prices since the onset of the Iran war.
    Michael Considine, CNBC, 10 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The Mexican club put LAFC under pressure from the opening whistle, as the hosts appeared a step slow and a tad flustered during the first 20 minutes.
    Josh Gross, Daily News, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Why does Self sound flustered with the situation after games, then flustered with the people talking about the situation in between games?
    Joe Rexrode, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • Even Ohtani seemed perplexed by the break on McLean’s sweeper.
    Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Levy masters one hilarious perplexed comedic reaction after another as Nicky, a closeted pastor with a zany, highly dysfunctional family.
    Randy Myers, Mercury News, 9 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Pressley, a co-chair of the House Haiti Caucus, has for months been making the case to Republicans and some apprehensive Democrats to get them on board, according to a senior aide to the congresswoman.
    Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
  • The call also revealed that many of the other cast members were apprehensive about working with Paul, citing her behavior.
    Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 6 Apr. 2026

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“Disconcerted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disconcerted. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.

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