adj · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˌdɪskənˈsɜːtɪŋ/
General-American:/ˌdɪskənˈsɝtɪŋ/
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Tending to cause discomfort, uneasiness or alarm.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
Even with a safety harness, losing one's grip that high up is disconcerting.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: unsettling, troubling, upsetting
Antonyms: none provided
2
verb
Meaning 2
present participle and gerund of disconcert
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adjective satellite
Meaning 3
causing an emotional disturbance- Herb Caen
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
his disconcerting habit of greeting friends ferociously and strangers charmingly
an upsetting experience
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: upsetting
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From disconcert + -ing.
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Across languages
Translations
22 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Catalan:
desconcertant
— tending to cause discomfort, uneasiness or alarm; unsettling; troubling; upsetting
Danish:
foruroligende
— tending to cause discomfort, uneasiness or alarm; unsettling; troubling; upsetting
Danish:
bekymrende
— tending to cause discomfort, uneasiness or alarm; unsettling; troubling; upsetting
Dutch:
verontrustend
— tending to cause discomfort, uneasiness or alarm; unsettling; troubling; upsetting
Dutch:
zorgwekkend
— tending to cause discomfort, uneasiness or alarm; unsettling; troubling; upsetting
Finnish:
huolestuttava
— tending to cause discomfort, uneasiness or alarm; unsettling; troubling; upsetting
Finnish:
hämmentävä
— tending to cause discomfort, uneasiness or alarm; unsettling; troubling; upsetting
Finnish:
kiusallinen
— tending to cause discomfort, uneasiness or alarm; unsettling; troubling; upsetting
French:
troublant
— tending to cause discomfort, uneasiness or alarm; unsettling; troubling; upsetting
German:
beunruhigend
— tending to cause discomfort, uneasiness or alarm; unsettling; troubling; upsetting
German:
unangenehm
— tending to cause discomfort, uneasiness or alarm; unsettling; troubling; upsetting
German:
befremdlich
— tending to cause discomfort, uneasiness or alarm; unsettling; troubling; upsetting
Hindi:
विक्षोभकारिता
(vikṣobhkāritā)
— tending to cause discomfort, uneasiness or alarm; unsettling; troubling; upsetting
Hungarian:
nyugtalanító
— tending to cause discomfort, uneasiness or alarm; unsettling; troubling; upsetting
Italian:
sconcertante
— tending to cause discomfort, uneasiness or alarm; unsettling; troubling; upsetting
Italian:
sconvolgente
— tending to cause discomfort, uneasiness or alarm; unsettling; troubling; upsetting
Italian:
disorientante
— tending to cause discomfort, uneasiness or alarm; unsettling; troubling; upsetting
Norwegian Bokmål:
urovekkende
— tending to cause discomfort, uneasiness or alarm; unsettling; troubling; upsetting
Portuguese:
desconcertante
— tending to cause discomfort, uneasiness or alarm; unsettling; troubling; upsetting
Sanskrit:
विक्षोभकारत्व
(vikṣobhakāratva)
— tending to cause discomfort, uneasiness or alarm; unsettling; troubling; upsetting
Spanish:
desconcertante
— tending to cause discomfort, uneasiness or alarm; unsettling; troubling; upsetting
Swedish:
oroväckande
— tending to cause discomfort, uneasiness or alarm; unsettling; troubling; upsetting
