disconcerting
adjective
uk/ˌdɪs.kənˈsɜː.tɪŋ/us/ˌdɪs.kənˈsɝː.t̬ɪŋ/making someonefeeluncertainanduncomfortableorworried:
There was a disconcertingsilence.
Hismessageisdeeplydisconcerting for anyone whovaluesdemocracy.
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disconcert
- It wasratherdisconcerting toseethat theworkhad notevenstarted.
- Ifoundit disconcerting that everyoneseemedtoagreewith her.
- In aworldof disconcertingchange, we allwantsomething we canclingto.
- I had a disconcertingsenseof having been through thesituationbefore.
Causing anxiety and worry
- alarming
- alarmingly
- bite
- catch up withsomeone
- come back/home to roostidiom
- disturb
- dread
- frightensomeone/somethingaway/off
- get/go beyond a jokeidiom
- givesomeonethe jimjamsidiom
- givesomeonethe jittersidiom
- gnaw
- rattle
- roost
- stressful
- suspenseful
- swatting
- tense
- tenseness
- trigger