How do you use the word "disconcerting" in a sentence?

Q: How do you use the word "disconcerting" in a sentence?

Here are real-life examples of using "disconcerting": I found his pretentious demeanor quite disconcerting. "That was disconcerting." "Yeah? Do you believe it was?" "It was impressive."

Disconcerting Meaning

/ˌdɪskənˈsɜːtɪŋ/

Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

Definition

adjTending to cause discomfort, uneasiness or alarm.

verbpresent participle and gerund of disconcert

Sentence Examples

I found his pretentious demeanor quite disconcerting.

"That was disconcerting." "Yeah? Do you believe it was?" "It was impressive."

Many other similar disconcerting omissions will be noticed in the manuscript.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms:

upset confuse

Antonyms:

pleasing

CEFR Practice Quiz

The sudden change in his mood was very ____ to his friends.

CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)

I found his pretentious demeanor quite ____.

Word Origin & History

Etymology tree English disconcert English -ing English disconcerting From disconcert + -ing.

Literary Quotations & Historical Citations

""You must admit," he remarked, "that up to now our conversation has hardly proceeded along conventional lines. I am a complete stranger to you; another man who is a complete stranger to me speaks to you while we're at tea. You inform me that I shall probably have to kill him in the near future. The statement is, I think you will agree, a trifle disconcerting."" — 1920, Herman Cyril McNeile, chapter 1, in Bulldog Drummond:

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