be disconcerting
Frequency: 8.015.2 per million words
Used to describe a state of being unsettling or causing unease.
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Examples (10)
- The sudden silence in the room is disconcerting.
- His intense stare was particularly disconcerting.
- It can be extremely disconcerting to lose your wallet in a foreign country.
- The lack of a clear plan from management has been disconcerting for the entire team.
- There's something about the doll's eyes that is truly disconcerting.
- For a moment, her complete change in attitude was disconcerting.
- The similarities between the two cases are disconcerting to the investigators.
- It must be disconcerting to realize you're being followed.
- The engine's strange noise was disconcerting, so we pulled over immediately.
- The experience of waking up somewhere unfamiliar can be very disconcerting.