Synonyms for disconcerting
dis·con·cert·ing

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1. disconcerting, upsettingadjective

   causing an emotional disturbance

   "his disconcerting habit of greeting friends ferociously and strangers charmingly"- Herb Caen; "an upsetting experience"

   Synonyms:
   upsetting

   Antonyms:
   pleasing

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1. List of paraphrases for "disconcerting":

   bewildering, baffling, perplexing, puzzling, unnerving, confusing, disturbing, off-putting, worrying, staggering, disquieting, troubling

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1. Jill Boschwitz:

   It’s a little disconcerting that they think we need this, i just don’t want anyone to get hurt.

2. Roseanne Barr:

   Jessica was becoming a textbook Mean Girl. I was being slowly swallowed alive by my anxiety, and Jake was silently watching it all happen, which was maybe the most disconcerting of all our reactions, our family was falling apart, and the stress of falling apart was making us fall apart even faster.

3. Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal:

   It is irresponsible and severely disconcerting to place individuals, who may have ties to ISIS, in a state without the state's knowledge or involvement.

4. Sian Griffiths:

   I realized I couldn't taste it, even when I inadvertently chewed a cardamom pod. This was rather disconcerting as I had no other symptoms such as a blocked nose.

5. Jay Clark on Wednesday:

   It’s not about Olivia or NIL or social media, it’s just I guess sort of the sense of entitlement that some people feel they can behave a certain way and that what we saw go on out there was a behavior that I didn’t think was appropriate, that’s not normal autograph seeking behavior, you know, engagement with an athlete with fans and that kind of stuff. There was a, there was a mob sense to that scene that that was very disconcerting to me and that’s what I hope is not going to become the norm.