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disconcerting

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verb

present participle of disconcert

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of disconcerting
Adjective
The result was a disconcerting 31-28 loss that relegated the Chiefs to 2-3 and leaves us to question anew just who and what this team is. Chris Ochsner, Kansas City Star, 7 Oct. 2025 Overall, more disconcerting for staffers at the network are Paramount’s plans for significant layoffs later this year. Ted Johnson, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2025 That was an especially disconcerting phrase. Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2025 The french fries had a disconcerting astringency, like they’d been dusted in the same stuff that’s put on Hint of Lime Tostitos. Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 22 Sep. 2025 But the evidence lately is disconcerting. Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Sep. 2025 The disconcerting answer is that nobody knows. Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025 Ending up in a small coastal town in Greece, her initially peaceful trip takes a disconcerting turn when a young family staying at a nearby villa unearths painful memories. Alex Gurley, People.com, 31 Aug. 2025 The uptick in closures is particularly disconcerting given that the Irish whiskey industry had been booming as recently as two years ago. Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 11 Aug. 2025
Verb
The code, though, is currently often replete with disconcerting troubles. Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025 This detail, at once tragic and comic, painfully human and stupidly bureaucratic, captures something essential about Schattenfroh, an extremely dark novel about the horrors of modern European history laced with the delirious, disconcerting humor of a Hieronymus Bosch painting. Book Marks september 11, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025 The young actor has a disconcerting awareness of the roiling potential of his changing body. Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2025 Even without Karl-Anthony Towns, Minnesota’s size remains disconcerting to the Nuggets, especially when Aaron Gordon is out. Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 13 Mar. 2025 And disconcerting moments are in the show, such as the larger-than-life black widow spiders that dangle from the ceiling. Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel, 19 Feb. 2025 The fact all these acquisition titles are leaving snail tracks in their quests for distributors to bring them to theaters or streaming services is disconcerting, for sure. Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 2 Feb. 2025 That text message turned out to be the first in a series of disconcerting messages friends and family members would apparently receive from Michael Shaver over the course of the next two and a half years. Paige Harriss, ABC News, 10 Jan. 2025 Russia was becoming more closed, and this was disconcerting for a generation that had grown up in a modernized and relatively open society. Andrei Kolesnikov, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disconcerting
Adjective
  • Each side in this debate has to deal with an embarrassing fact.
    Nina Totenberg, NPR, 7 Oct. 2025
  • If the Yankees cannot shrug off the 2-0 series deficit, then Boone could be in hot water, especially with the pair of embarrassing losses to the Blue Jays.
    Hunter Mulholland, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • CarShield has received positive comments for its breadth of coverage and quick response times, although some policyholders have complained about claim denials, fine-print surprises and confusing sales practices.
    Brian Sloan, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The merger will divide Elon, confusing prospective and current students.
    Saleen Martin, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • This is an uncomfortable reality, butting up against every idea of American exceptionalism.
    Hugh Kellenberger, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
  • The woman described being shocked and feeling uncomfortable.
    Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 2 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • That’s six games without a goal now for their new striker, who still looks awkward in this side.
    Tim Spiers, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
  • The onion on top is a little awkward to cut and to eat, so think of this as a knife-and-fork cornbread.
    Ann Taylor Pittman, Southern Living, 5 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Norwood is just the latest example of the AI threat that rattling the TV and film industry.
    Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Across the past decade, HARDY has become one of Nashville’s most prolific, versatile voices, a songwriter and artist who can put forth a twangy country anthem as easily as a bone-rattling rock song.
    Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 26 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The private messages offer a disturbing glimpse into how Jones — who is looking to oust incumbent Republican Attorney General Jason Miyares this fall — describes his political adversaries in private conversations.
    Amy DeLaura, The Washington Examiner, 5 Oct. 2025
  • There were masks and body suits made of female skin, along with human skulls for soup bowls and other disturbing oddities.
    Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • This can prevent mold and mildew growth, which can lead to unpleasant odors and damage to the dishwasher.
    Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Oct. 2025
  • But too much fiber at once can cause unpleasant gastrointestinal issues, like gas and bloating.
    Stephanie Anderson Witmer, Health, 7 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • For once, the bulk of the anger was directed not at Fosun — the investment group and majority shareholder – and the Molineux hierarchy who have conspired to deal Pereira a difficult hand, but at the head coach himself and his players.
    Steve Madeley, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Romancelandia’s social world, harnessed by its business-minded authors, may make its success exceedingly difficult to replicate.
    Rebecca Ackermann, The Atlantic, 5 Oct. 2025

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“Disconcerting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disconcerting. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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