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disconcerting

[dis-kuhn-sur-ting] / ˌdɪs kənˈsɜr tɪŋ /














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Not only is the narrative in this “Animal Farm” not the story you knew it to be, but its social implications could be far more disconcerting than a simple change of ideology.

From Salon • May 3, 2026

For France's mainstream left, it is all deeply disconcerting.

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026

Interviewed on the podcast Top Traders Unplugged, White sketched out the problems facing advanced economies at present and delivered a disconcerting warning of the systemic failure he thinks may be in the offing.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 7, 2026

The recent spate of disconcerting news has felt sudden—and jarring.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 20, 2025

The effect was so disconcerting that when he held out one of those enormous hands, she slapped it away.

From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby




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