All 3 Uses of
disconcerting
in
Pride and Prejudice
- Mr. Bingley was obliged to be in town the following day, and, consequently, unable to accept the honour of their invitation, etc. Mrs. Bennet was quite disconcerted.†
Chpt 3 *
- Catherine was disconcerted, and made no answer; but Lydia, with perfect indifference, continued to express her admiration of Captain Carter, and her hope of seeing him in the course of the day, as he was going the next morning to London.†
Chpt 7
- Mary, though pretending not to hear, was somewhat disconcerted; and Elizabeth, sorry for her, and sorry for her father's speech, was afraid her anxiety had done no good.†
Chpt 18
Definition:
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(disconcerting) disrupt composure -- such as to confuse or worry