disconcertingadj.

Brit.

/ˌdɪskənˈsəːtɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˌdɪskənˈsərdɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: disconcert v., -ing suffix².

Etymology: < disconcert v. + -ing suffix².

1. Disturbing or designed to disturb progress, a plan, etc.; disruptive. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > inattention > mental wandering > [adjective] > causing confusion

astonishing1629

muddling1649

fluskering1660

disconcerting?1749

bewildering1792

the mind > emotion > suffering > state of being upset or perturbed > [adjective] > causing

unrestfulc1384

uneasy1483

uneaseful1515

unquiet1534

turmoiling?1550

perturbing1559

disquieting1576

disturbing1594

uncomfortable1599

tumultuous1604

disturbanta1617

disquietous1619

perturbatious1630

ugly1645

discomposing1663

unsettling1665

disquietfula1677

disordering1744

disconcerting?1749

pothering1817

disturbative1842

unsteadying1865

upsetting1872

shattering1924

off-putting1935

neuralgic1977

?1749 W. Duff New Hist. Scotl. 4 Edward having good Intelligence of their disconcerting Measures, attack'd the Scots Army at Falkirk.

1899 J. Shouler Hist. U.S.A. VI. i. 200 Here the Chickahominy River was a disconcerting element..for..it wound about McClellan's base.

1905 S. Tyler Japan-Russia War iii. 82 Before proceeding with the story of these damaging and disconcerting operations, it will be convenient to describe the course which events were taking in other quarters of the theatre of war.

1915 Bull. Univ. Illinois School Educ. No. 13. 152 This objection would never arise if only a sincere desire to aid child welfare prompted the work and no disconcerting plan or idea was allowed to interfere.

2. That disturbs a person's composure; unsettling.

ΚΠ

1761 tr. L. Damours Lett. N. de L'Enclos to Marquis de Sevigné in tr. Douxménil Mem. N. de l'Enclos II. 60 A lively repartée, a disconcerting raillery, a quick resentment.

1774 T. Toller Let. 19 Sept. in Lett. J. Fordyce & T. Toller (1775) ii. 15 Is there any impropriety in asking, who those many receivers are to whom the part I bore in the service was so extremely disagreeable, and disconcerting?

1815 W. Scott Guy Mannering II. xiv. 238 He felt the silence of his companions disconcerting and oppressive.

1891 R. Kipling City Dreadful Night 61 A stolid and disconcerting company is this ring of eyed monsters.

1914 E. von Arnim Pastor's Wife xxviii. 359 She received his speeches with enthusiasm,..and, what was particularly disconcerting, she answered back.

1947 R. Guthrie in tr. D. Rousset Other Kingdom 20 The book gets under way with a disconcerting abruptness.

1979 Washington Post (Nexis) 23 June a6 The lack of fuel was seriously disconcerting to many residents of this motor-minded nation.

2000 V. Fuller in C. Newland & K. Sesay IC3 103 I do find it disconcerting the way she stares at me.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	disconcerting
释义	disconcertingadj. Brit. /ˌdɪskənˈsəːtɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌdɪskənˈsərdɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: disconcert v., -ing suffix². Etymology: < disconcert v. + -ing suffix². 1. Disturbing or designed to disturb progress, a plan, etc.; disruptive. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > inattention > mental wandering > [adjective] > causing confusion astonishing1629 muddling1649 fluskering1660 disconcerting?1749 bewildering1792 the mind > emotion > suffering > state of being upset or perturbed > [adjective] > causing unrestfulc1384 uneasy1483 uneaseful1515 unquiet1534 turmoiling?1550 perturbing1559 disquieting1576 disturbing1594 uncomfortable1599 tumultuous1604 disturbanta1617 disquietous1619 perturbatious1630 ugly1645 discomposing1663 unsettling1665 disquietfula1677 disordering1744 disconcerting?1749 pothering1817 disturbative1842 unsteadying1865 upsetting1872 shattering1924 off-putting1935 neuralgic1977 ?1749 W. Duff New Hist. Scotl. 4 Edward having good Intelligence of their disconcerting Measures, attack'd the Scots Army at Falkirk. 1899 J. Shouler Hist. U.S.A. VI. i. 200 Here the Chickahominy River was a disconcerting element..for..it wound about McClellan's base. 1905 S. Tyler Japan-Russia War iii. 82 Before proceeding with the story of these damaging and disconcerting operations, it will be convenient to describe the course which events were taking in other quarters of the theatre of war. 1915 Bull. Univ. Illinois School Educ. No. 13. 152 This objection would never arise if only a sincere desire to aid child welfare prompted the work and no disconcerting plan or idea was allowed to interfere. 2. That disturbs a person's composure; unsettling. ΚΠ 1761 tr. L. Damours Lett. N. de L'Enclos to Marquis de Sevigné in tr. Douxménil Mem. N. de l'Enclos II. 60 A lively repartée, a disconcerting raillery, a quick resentment. 1774 T. Toller Let. 19 Sept. in Lett. J. Fordyce & T. Toller (1775) ii. 15 Is there any impropriety in asking, who those many receivers are to whom the part I bore in the service was so extremely disagreeable, and disconcerting? 1815 W. Scott Guy Mannering II. xiv. 238 He felt the silence of his companions disconcerting and oppressive. 1891 R. Kipling City Dreadful Night 61 A stolid and disconcerting company is this ring of eyed monsters. 1914 E. von Arnim Pastor's Wife xxviii. 359 She received his speeches with enthusiasm,..and, what was particularly disconcerting, she answered back. 1947 R. Guthrie in tr. D. Rousset Other Kingdom 20 The book gets under way with a disconcerting abruptness. 1979 Washington Post (Nexis) 23 June a6 The lack of fuel was seriously disconcerting to many residents of this motor-minded nation. 2000 V. Fuller in C. Newland & K. Sesay IC3 103 I do find it disconcerting the way she stares at me. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.?1749
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