1.
[syn: disconcerting, upsetting]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Disconcert \Dis`con*cert"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disconcerted;
p. pr. & vb. n. Disconcerting.] [Pref. dis- + concert: cf.
OF. desconcerter, F. d['e]concerter.]
1. To break up the harmonious progress of; to throw into
disorder or confusion; as, the emperor disconcerted the
plans of his enemy.
[1913 Webster]
2. To confuse the faculties of; to disturb the composure of;
to discompose; to abash.
[1913 Webster]
The embrace disconcerted the daughter-in-law
somewhat, as the caresses of old gentlemen unshorn
and perfumed with tobacco might well do.
--Thackeray.
Syn: To discompose; derange; ruffle; confuse; disturb;
defeat; frustrate.
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
disconcerting \disconcerting\ adj.
hard to deal with; causing uncertainty or confusion about how
to act or react.
Syn: awkward, embarrassing, off-putting, sticky, tight,
unenviable.
[WordNet 1.5]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
disconcerting
adj 1: causing an emotional disturbance; "his disconcerting
habit of greeting friends ferociously and strangers
charmingly"- Herb Caen; "an upsetting experience" [syn:
disconcerting, upsetting]