disconcerting

Some of the disconcerting things reported are exactly why the president ordered a three month policy review and a change in strategy.

For some, I imagine, this would be a disconcerting, frustrating experience, but I quickly got used to this linguistic interzone.

But it's disconcerting to see so much dawdling in an industry with so much incentive to act.

She had a fleshy, bulbous nose and eyes which stared out, a fine bright blue, with a disconcerting fixity.

Women, in general, tend to not feel like exercising much and for those who were previously very active this can be a bit disconcerting.

I think it's a little disconcerting that so much of the hiring seems to be driven by carmakers.

Though it may be disconcerting to hear, at the beginning of Advent we are reminded that the end may come at anytime.

She was a grave and silent little person with the disconcerting habit of holding your gaze unblinkingly, as if you had nothing in common.

Astronomical objects can also be disconcerting to drivers, as they seem to "follow" the car.

Most disconcerting, the crime scene was no longer in the neighborhood but in a computer half a world away.

She had an insatiable curiosity combined with an enchanting, yet somewhat disconcerting, honesty.

All this had been foreshadowed with disconcerting accuracy last summer.

In making a routine credit check on our company, our bank came up with a disconcerting piece of information.

Among the most disconcerting discoveries made by the unprepared allied soldiers were the concentration death and labor camps.

It all sounds rather disconcerting, but should you be worried about this?

Pretty similar, but it's still disconcerting that you had to alter your interface at all.

The idea that an airport official can tell me the color of my house as a favor to me when I lose my wallet is a bit disconcerting .

Problems on the home front might be a little disconcerting.

One disconcerting aspect of the fall was the invective it unleashed within China, particularly on the Internet.

It's disconcerting being on a Web site that I'm used to browsing anonymously, and seeing my friends' faces there.

How disconcerting, then, must be the advent of an American president who shows signs of heeding Arab complaints.

But even more disconcerting are the implications of this phenomenon for the information industry.

She does look fabulous, in a slightly disconcerting way - the image of a Hitchcock blonde with bruised cheeks.

For flabby oil majors this could be a great opportunity. For everyone else, the implications are disconcerting.

Independent scientists have been monitoring the locations of radioactive "hot spots" around Japan, and their findings are disconcerting.

This won't break anything, but it can be disconcerting from the user's perspective to see the URL change suddenly upon clicking a button.

He had a disconcerting habit of expressing contradictory ideas in a rapid succession.

China regrets the disconcerting decision of the International Criminal Court to issue an arrest warrant for the Sudanese President.

More disconcerting is the lack of critical thinking, and at times, blind faith that China is on a roll, so don't rock the boat.

If such an idea is disconcerting, then surely the idea of schools representing a single religious viewpoint is equally deplorable.

One thing that is quite disconcerting is the strong denial of any bailout by Chinese officials.

The consistency and pervasiveness of this effect is startling, perhaps even disconcerting.

Another retrogressive aspect of the modesty movement is its disconcerting message that women are responsible for men's behavior.

He had a disconcerting habit of expressing contradictory ideas in rapid succession.

While this was offset by preferred stock, it would likely prove disconcerting to users.

The fact that we're suddenly discovering it is a little disconcerting.

Visitors find it entertaining. "Pretty cool, a little disconcerting, but very life-like, " said one woman.

As the Guardian reports today, a leading government adviser has sounded another disconcerting note.

With raw, handheld images, this disconcerting yet touching film documents friendship, nostalgia and the uncompromising urge to survive.

But the absence of detail about a common approach to cleansing the banks of their toxic assets is extremely disconcerting.

Of course, you don't stare intently as that could be a bit disconcerting and spooky!

This can be disconcerting as one discovers that their best friend or spouse annihilates them recurrently in the unconscious.

Carol Trees, who paid $570, 000 for a 4, 800-square-foot house six months ago, admits the solitude is a bit disconcerting.

However, a look at their track record reveals a disconcerting fact.

He says the number of cancer cases he sees among his NYPD colleagues and other first-responders is disconcerting.

More disconcerting is the ability of a cancer stem cell to hide.

Strangers Scare Us: There are few things we find as disconcerting as a stranger asking us personal questions.

Late arrivals distract other students and are disconcerting to guest speakers.

Other results are more disconcerting.

A wage explosion fed by labor militancy is obviously disconcerting to Beijing.

More disconcerting-many of the jobs lost in the Great Recession are unlikely to return and it is unclear where new jobs will come from.

India and China aside, though, a disconcerting slowdown is taking hold.

The disconcerting findings of Arum and Roksa should resonate well beyond the academy.

It is dislocating and disconcerting. The same immediacy on a toolbar button or butcon bothers nobody, though.

of us are used to buying food when we want and it is disconcerting to find that no amount of money will buy you a meal.

When Robert Klose first moved into his 100-year-old house, its strange sounds were disconcerting.

A disconcerting number of Americans take "24" seriously.

"Yes. " He still found Gwen's directness disconcerting.

chagrin: a keen feeling of mental unease, As of annoyance or embarrassment, caused by failure, disappointment, or a disconcerting event.

Still, more disconcerting than the occasional nocturnal stroll is the potential peril caused by sleepwalking.

In some cases, this behavior can be disconcerting to the user.

It is painful and disconcerting, but it is absolutely vital for the development of your faith.

No one can see who the heartache of very disconcerting.

Being an "enemy of China" is a disconcerting experience.

The failure to pick up signs of turmoil are especially disconcerting for people in South Korea.

A third group is perhaps the most disconcerting.

He was taking up some quite exaggerated positions to return your serve. Is that disconcerting?

It was disconcerting to learn recently from a much used reference source that I had died on Friday August the 26th.

This means the UI appears to freeze, which is disconcerting to the user.

But here is a disconcerting thought.

That is why the newest figures are so disconcerting.

The interpolation process is good at removing blur and judder, but it can make the motion appear unnaturally smooth and disconcerting.

More disconcerting is carrying a book, go to the library before I discovered passively!

It's disconcerting to read that many of the bestselling novels in Japan in recent years have been cell-phone books.

disconcerting adj: a disconcerting reply, stare, silence, manner, etc

" i think them , well , very disconcerting , " she replied