disconcertment

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And imagine their disconcertment when they land their first clear thrust, only to find it repelled by the reptiles’ tough, armor-plated skin.

From Slate • Mar. 14, 2012

He could not but look at her with disconcertment, as she sat breathing bitterness and scorn, and staring leagues away.

From Little Dorrit by Dickens, Charles

But your abashed mien, your complete confusion, your utter disconcertment, betrayed you, even if you had no longer left any question by crying out that you have been exposed.

From The Strange Adventures of Mr. Middleton by Curtis, Wardon Allan

In his disconcertment, Luis Cervantes could find no reply.

From The Underdogs, a Story of the Mexican Revolution by Munguía, E. (Enrique)

They waited, heavy-breathed, while Harrigan began to recover from the disconcertment into which O'Mara's coming had flung him.

From Then I'll Come Back to You by Evans, Larry