disconcertingly
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Related to disconcertingly: impermissibly, intriguingly
dis·con·cert
(dĭs′kən-sûrt′)tr.v. dis·con·cert·ed, dis·con·cert·ing, dis·con·certs
1. To cause to lose composure; embarrass or confuse: He was disconcerted by the teacher's angry tone. See Synonyms at embarrass.
2. To frustrate (plans, for example) by throwing into disorder; disarrange.
[Obsolete French disconcerter, from Old French desconcerter : des-, dis- + concerter, to bring into agreement (from Old Italian concertare; see concert).]
dis′con·cert′ing·ly adv.
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Adv. | 1. | disconcertingly - in a disturbing or embarrassing manner; "he drank some sherry, his eyes disconcertingly keen as he watched her" |
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disconcertingly
[ˌdɪskənˈsɜːtɪŋlɪ] ADV → de modo desconcertantehe spoke in a disconcertingly frank way → desconcertó a todos hablando con tanta franqueza
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disconcertingly
adv → beunruhigend; (introducing sentence) → irritierenderweise
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