disconcertion

Example Sentences

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If Leon had been bashful in her presence when he did not comprehend the cause of his disconcertion, having discovered that he loved Agnes, hesitation vanished.

From A Modern Wizard by Ottolengui, Rodrigues

‘Short of renouncing your guilty connection with my husband, I suppose you mean?’ said I. She paused, in evident disconcertion and perplexity, mingled with anger she dared not show.

From The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Brontë, Anne

There was no disconcertion exhibited by the one thus challenged.

From Within the Law by Veiller, Bayard

Upon each one of these points the Judge elaborated at length, and made really a fine speech, but his evident disconcertion showed that he knew what was to follow.

From History of Woman Suffrage, Volume II by Stanton, Elizabeth Cady

An expression of almost ludicrous disconcertion shadowed his discoloured features.

From Joan Thursday by Vance, Louis Joseph