disconcerting
/ˌdɪskənˈsəːtɪŋ
/adjective
Causing one to feel unsettled: he had a disconcerting habit of offering jobs to people he met at dinner parties...
- People say that he doesn't smile much, but he has a throaty chuckle and the disconcerting habit of laughing when he is cross.
- Molly, a servant, had the disconcerting habit of periodically dropping on her knees for a quick prayer.
- He has a disconcerting habit of talking very seriously and then suddenly withdrawing.
Synonyms
unsettling, unnerving, discomfiting, disturbing, perturbing, troubling, upsetting, worrying, concerning, alarming, embarrassing, awkward, bothersome, distracting;
confusing, bewildering, perplexing
informal off-putting, anxious-making
Derivatives
disconcertingly
/ adverb ...- My sense of smell suddenly and disconcertingly became acute during the early stages of my second pregnancy and hasn't diminished since.
- And most disconcertingly, exposure to television, these days, is transfiguring into exposure to visuals of violence.
- But the consequences are disconcertingly similar.