Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb disconcert
2 senses of disconcert
Sense 1
confuse, flurry, disconcert, put off -- (cause to feel embarrassment; "The constant attention of the young man confused her")
=> embarrass, abash -- (cause to be embarrassed; cause to feel self-conscious)
Sense 2
upset, discompose, untune, disconcert, discomfit -- (cause to lose one's composure)
=> arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provoke -- (call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy")
Antonyms of adj disconcerting
1 sense of disconcerting
Sense 1
disconcerting, upsetting -- (causing an emotional disturbance; "his disconcerting habit of greeting friends ferociously and strangers charmingly"- Herb Caen; "an upsetting experience")
INDIRECT (VIA displeasing) -> pleasing -- (giving pleasure and satisfaction; "a pleasing piece of news"; "pleasing in manner and appearance")
Similarity of adj disconcerting
1 sense of disconcerting
Sense 1
disconcerting, upsetting -- (causing an emotional disturbance; "his disconcerting habit of greeting friends ferociously and strangers charmingly"- Herb Caen; "an upsetting experience")
=> displeasing (vs. pleasing) -- (causing displeasure or lacking pleasing qualities)