Adjective: disconcerting ,dis-kun'sur-ting
- Causing an emotional disturbance
"his disconcerting habit of greeting friends ferociously and strangers charmingly";
- upsetting
- Cause to feel embarrassment
"The constant attention of the young man disconcerted her";
- confuse, flurry, put off
- Cause to lose one's composure
"The unexpected question disconcerted the speaker";
- upset, discompose, untune [rare], discomfit
See also: displeasing
Type of: abash, arouse, elicit, embarrass, enkindle [literary], evoke, kindle, provoke, raise