disconcerting
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/ˌdɪskənˈsɜːtɪŋ/
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/ˌdɪskənˈsɜːtɪŋ/ · /ˌdɪskənˈsɝtɪŋ/
Definition of disconcerting
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
adj
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Tending to cause discomfort, uneasiness or alarm.
“Even with a safety harness, losing one's grip that high up is disconcerting.”
“"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."”
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Etymology
From disconcert + -ing.
Words you can make from disconcerting
200+ playable · top: CONCERTISING (17 pts)
Best play concertising 17 points12-letter words
1 word11-letter words
4 words10-letter words
18 words- COINCIDENT 15 pts
- CONCEITING 15 pts
- CONCERTING 15 pts
- CONCRETING 15 pts
- CORNICINGS 15 pts
- DICENTRICS 15 pts
- DISCONCERT 15 pts
- DISCONNECT 15 pts
- DISCERNING 14 pts
- RESCINDING 14 pts
- CONSTRINGE 13 pts
- DIRECTIONS 13 pts
- DISCRETION 13 pts
- SECTIONING 13 pts
- GRINDSTONE 12 pts
- INCRETIONS 12 pts
- STRINGENDO 12 pts
- RENDITIONS 11 pts
9-letter words
63 words- CONCEDING 15 pts
- DECOCTING 15 pts
- CODIRECTS 14 pts
- COINCIDES 14 pts
- CORNICING 14 pts
- CRICETIDS 14 pts
- DICENTRIC 14 pts
- OCCIDENTS 14 pts
- CINDERING 13 pts
- CISTRONIC 13 pts
- COEDITING 13 pts
- CONSIGNED 13 pts
- CREDITING 13 pts
- DIRECTING 13 pts
- SECONDING 13 pts
- CENSORING 12 pts
- CENTRINGS 12 pts
- CENTROIDS 12 pts
- CONSIGNER 12 pts
- CORSETING 12 pts
- CRETINOID 12 pts
- CRINGIEST 12 pts
- DIRECTION 12 pts
- DOCTRINES 12 pts
- ESCORTING 12 pts
- INCIDENTS 12 pts
- INCONDITE 12 pts
- INDICTERS 12 pts
- INDICTORS 12 pts
- NECROSING 12 pts
- NONCREDIT 12 pts
- RECOINING 12 pts
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- REINDICTS 12 pts
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- CORNEITIS 11 pts
- COTININES 11 pts
- DESTINING 11 pts
- DIGESTION 11 pts
- DIOSGENIN 11 pts
- ENDORSING 11 pts
- INCRETION 11 pts
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- INDORSING 11 pts
- NICOTINES 11 pts
- NIDERINGS 11 pts
- DISORIENT 10 pts
- IGNITRONS 10 pts
- INDENTORS 10 pts
- INGESTION 10 pts
- INSERTING 10 pts
- INTEGRINS 10 pts
- NIGROSINE 10 pts
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- ORIENTING 10 pts
- RENDITION 10 pts
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- INSERTION 9 pts
8-letter words
113 words- CODIRECT 13 pts
- COERCING 13 pts
- COINCIDE 13 pts
- CORNICED 13 pts
- CRICETID 13 pts
- CRICOIDS 13 pts
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- DICROTIC 13 pts
- OCCIDENT 13 pts
- CICERONI 12 pts
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- CONCEITS 12 pts
- CONCENTS 12 pts
- CONCERNS 12 pts
- CONCERTI 12 pts
- CONCERTS 12 pts
- CONCISER 12 pts
- CONNECTS 12 pts
- CORDINGS 12 pts
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- COSIGNED 12 pts
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- ENCODING 12 pts
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- NECROTIC 12 pts
- RECODING 12 pts
- CENTRING 11 pts
- CENTROID 11 pts
- CONSIDER 11 pts
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- DICTIONS 11 pts
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- ENDITING 10 pts
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- INCITERS 10 pts
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- IGNITRON 9 pts
- INDENTOR 9 pts
- INDITERS 9 pts
- INTEGRIN 9 pts
- IRONINGS 9 pts
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- RETINOID 9 pts
- RINGTONE 9 pts
- RIOTINGS 9 pts
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- IRONIEST 8 pts
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