All 8 Uses of
disconcerting
in
Nicholas Nickleby
- 'To be sure,' said Squeers, by no means disconcerted.†
Chpt 8 *
- Well!' thought Ralph—for the moment quite disconcerted, as he watched the anguish of his beautiful niece.†
Chpt 28
- As Mr Folair was pretty well known among his fellow-actors for a man who delighted in mischief, and was by no means scrupulous, Nicholas had not much doubt but that he had secretly prompted the tragedian in the course he had taken, and, moreover, that he would have carried his mission with a very high hand if he had not been disconcerted by the very unexpected demonstrations with which it had been received.†
Chpt 29
- Newman stopped; not at all disconcerted.†
Chpt 31
- 'Well,' remarked Squeers, a little disconcerted, 'I had him there; but that's because we breakfasted early this morning, and he hasn't had his lunch yet.†
Chpt 34
- John looked rather disconcerted by this intelligence, though there was a lurking grin on his face at the same time; but, being quite unable to keep out of the fray, he compromised the matter by tucking his wife's arm under his own, and, thus accompanied, following Nicholas downstairs with all speed.†
Chpt 43
- Nicholas was about to return a cheerful reply, when he was greatly disconcerted by the sudden apparition of Mrs Grudden, who it seemed had declined to attend the supper in order that she might rise earlier in the morning, and who now burst out of an adjoining bedroom, habited in very extraordinary white robes; and throwing her arms about his neck, hugged him with great affection.†
Chpt 48
- Mrs Nickleby looked rather disconcerted for a moment, but immediately recovering, nodded to Miss La Creevy and the other spectators several times, and frowned, and smiled gravely, giving them to understand that she saw where the mistake was, and would set it all to rights in a minute or two.†
Chpt 49
Definition:
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(disconcerting) disrupt composure -- such as to confuse or worry