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DISCONCERTING Synonyms

There are 17 synonyms of the word disconcerting. (exact relations)
There are 18 hypernyms of the word disconcerting. (close relations)
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Best Alternative Words for DISCONCERTING

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troubling
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• causing distress or worry or anxiety

unsettling
adjectiveadj
verb

• disturb the composure of

alarming
adjectiveadj
adjective

• frightening because of an awareness of danger

distressing
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• causing distress or worry or anxiety

• bad; unfortunate

disturbing
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• causing distress or worry or anxiety

off-putting
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• causing annoyance or repugnance

• tending to repel

perturbing
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• causing distress or worry or anxiety

unnerving
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• inspiring fear

discomfiting
adjectiveadj
verb

• cause to lose one's composure

upsetting
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• causing an emotional disturbance

confuse
verbv
verb

• mistake one thing for another

• be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly

• cause to feel embarrassment

• assemble without order or sense

• make unclear, indistinct, or blurred

discomfit
verbv
verb

• cause to lose one's composure

discompose
verbv
verb

• cause to lose one's composure

flurry
nounn
noun

• a rapid active commotion

• a light brief snowfall and gust of wind (or something resembling that)

verb

• move in an agitated or confused manner

• cause to feel embarrassment

untune
verbv
verb

• cause to lose one's composure

• cause to be out of tune

upset
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
noun

• an unhappy and worried mental state

• the act of disturbing the mind or body

• a physical condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning

• a tool used to thicken or spread metal (the end of a bar or a rivet etc.) by forging or hammering or swaging

• the act of upsetting something

• an improbable and unexpected victory

adjective satellite

• afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief

• thrown into a state of disarray or confusion

• used of an unexpected defeat of a team favored to win

• mildly physically distressed

• having been turned so that the bottom is no longer the bottom

verb

• disturb the balance or stability of

• cause to lose one's composure

• move deeply

• cause to overturn from an upright or normal position

• form metals with a swage

• defeat suddenly and unexpectedly

put off
verbv
verb

• hold back to a later time

• cause to feel intense dislike or distaste

• take away the enthusiasm of

• cause to feel embarrassment

• avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)

Best Hypernyms For DISCONCERTING

Here is a list of related hypernyms for disconcerting, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (18)
abash alarming arouse disquieting disturbing elicit embarrass enkindle evoke fire kindle perturbing provoke raise troubling unnerving discomforting unsettling

Alternatives for TROUBLING

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