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. 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.

2. 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.

3. Stephen Yurek:

   Everybody is researching and trying to find the alternative that provides the best efficiency and performance – and we don’t have that yet, [The deadline is] coming fast. We want to comply but it is so disconcerting.

4. Kate Steinle:

   Donald Trump talks about Kate Steinle like he knows her, i've never heard a word from his campaign manager, I've never heard a word from him. It's disconcerting. I don't want to be affiliated with someone who doesn't have the common courtesy to reach out and ask about Kate, and our political views and what we want.

5. Brian Dolan:

   The Fed did the right thing. There's no need to rock the boat right now. Again the disconcerting element is the downgrade to the interest rate trajectory, which could provide solace to investor sentiment overall, given the global headwinds, the last thing we need right now was a hike in rates and any kind of hawkish projections.