disconcerting, upsetting
(adjective) causing an emotional disturbance; “his disconcerting habit of greeting friends ferociously and strangers charmingly”- Herb Caen; “an upsetting experience”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
disconcerting (comparative more disconcerting, superlative most disconcerting)
Tending to cause discomfort, uneasiness or alarm.
Synonyms: unsettling, troubling, upsetting
Source: Wiktionary
Dis`con*cert", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disconcerted; p. pr. & vb. n. Disconcerting.] Etym: [Pref. dis- + concert: cf. OF. desconcerter, F. déconcerter.]
1. To break up the harmonious progress of; to throw into disorder or confusion; as, the emperor disconcerted the plans of his enemy.
2. To confuse the faculties of; to disturb the composure of; to discompose; to abash. The embrace disconcerted the daughter-in-law somewhat, as the caresses of old gentlemen unshorn and perfumed with tobacco might well do. Thackeray.
Syn.
– To discompose; derange; ruffle; confuse; disturb; defeat; frustrate.
Dis`con*cert", n.
Definition: Want of concert; disagreement. Sir W. Temple.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
20 October 2024
(adjective) inclined to believe or confide readily; full of trust; “great brown eye, true and trustful”- Nordhoff & Hall
According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.
