All 10 Uses of
disconcerting
in
The Brothers Karamazov
- Alyosha was even more disconcerted and vexed.†
Chpt 2 *
- Alyosha was disconcerted.†
Chpt 3
- "From Tchermashnya, too …. you could be sent for," Smerdyakov muttered, almost in a whisper, looking disconcerted, but gazing intently into Ivan's eyes.†
Chpt 5
- What nonsense!" cried Rakitin, disconcerted.†
Chpt 7
- The landlord seemed disconcerted.†
Chpt 8
- Mitya muttered in a rather disconcerted tone.†
Chpt 9
- The frigid severity, with which the investigating lawyer, and still more the prosecutor, stared intently at him as he told his story, disconcerted him at last considerably.†
Chpt 9
- Kolya was disconcerted.†
Chpt 10
- It must be noted that Grigory entered the hall with a composed and almost stately air, not the least disconcerted by the majesty of the court or the vast audience listening to him.†
Chpt 12
- "I did not write it for publication …. it was published afterwards," muttered Rakitin, for some reason fearfully disconcerted and almost ashamed.†
Chpt 12
Definition:
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(disconcerting) disrupt composure -- such as to confuse or worry