All 4 Uses of
disconcerting
in
Howards End
- Imagine how disconcerting for Helen!†
Part 2 *disconcerting = disturbing or unsettling
- Helen began some laughing reply, and then disconcerted them all by blushing.†
Part 7disconcerted = disturbed or unsettled
- Mrs. Munt was so disconcerted that she exclaimed, "What, Helen, you don't mind them coming, do you?" and deepened the blush to crimson.†
Part 7
- Helen disconcerted him by turning the conversation to his wife.†
Part 27
Definition:
disrupt composure -- such as to confuse or worry