as in embarrassment
the emotional state of being made self-consciously uncomfortable
his disconcertment over having to tell the landlord he'd lost his key for the third time
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disconcertment
Noun
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Well, there was a great deal left in me, in an agony of embarrassment looking around for that hole on the floor to crawl into.—
Natalia Sánchez Loayza,
Scientific American,
5 Feb. 2026 -
But anomaly detection may have prevented embarrassments like the one at OPERA.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
3 Feb. 2026
Noun
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But the confusion only has increased.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
1 Feb. 2026
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Silence on defense leads to confusion.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
1 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Adding to investor unease, even companies long seen as the prime beneficiaries of the AI boom are showing signs of fatigue.—
Brody Ford,
Fortune,
5 Feb. 2026
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California Democrats in Congress have stressed that the state’s elections are safe and reliable, but also started to express unease about upcoming election interference by the administration.—
Kevin Rector,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Disconcertment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disconcertment. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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