disconcerting

Definitions

Causing one to feel unsettled, confused, or anxious.

Disturbing to one's composure or self-possession.

Examples

It was disconcerting to find that my keys were missing right before I had to leave for the airport.

The politician's disconcerting silence during the interview left many voters feeling uneasy.

Synonyms

unsettling disturbing disquieting unnerving perplexing discomfiting alarming

Antonyms

comforting reassuring calming soothing encouraging composed settling