Disconcerting
/ˌdɪskənˈsɜːrtɪŋ/noun
Causing someone to feel unsettled, confused, or uneasy.
Did you know?Its ancestor concertare originally meant “to contend or debate” in Latin before concert came to suggest musical agreement and harmony.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*krei-
“To separate, sift, distinguish, or judge”
Ancient Greek
Greek
krinein
“To separate, decide, or judge; the source of terms such as crisis and criterion”
Classical Latin
Latin
certus / certare
“Certain, settled / to strive, contend, or debate”
16th Century
French
déconcerter
“To throw into confusion or disturb; formed with dis- and concert”
16th–17th Century
English
disconcert
“To frustrate, confuse, or unsettle”
Modern English
English
disconcerting
“Unsettling or causing unease; the present participle of disconcert”