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disconcerting

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of disconcerting

causing embarrassment

a disconcerting habit of chewing with his mouth open

Synonyms of disconcerting

awkward, discomfiting, disturbing, embarrassing, flustering, uncomfortable

Words Related to disconcerting

confusing, difficult, disagreeable, impossible, inconvenient, intolerable, troublesome, unpleasant, unwieldy

debasing, degrading, demeaning, humbling, humiliating, mortifying

Near Antonyms of disconcerting

agreeable, comfortable, convenient, pleasing

disconcerting

verb , present participle of disconcert

Synonyms and Antonyms of disconcerting

to throw into a state of self-conscious distress

we were disconcerted by the unexpected changes to the program

Synonyms of disconcerting

abashing, confounding, confusing, discomfiting, discountenancing, embarrassing, fazing, flustering, mortifying, nonplussing (also nonplusing), rattling

Words Related to disconcerting

agitating, bothering, chagrining, discomforting, discomposing, dismaying, disquieting, distressing, disturbing, perturbing, putting off, putting out, unhinging, unsettling, upsetting

debasing, degrading, demeaning, humbling, humiliating, queering, shaming

Near Antonyms of disconcerting

calming, comforting, consoling, relieving, soothing

buoying, cheering, emboldening, encouraging, heartening

assuring, reassuring

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