disconcerted

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Surprised and disconcerted, they retreated in confusion to the height.

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  • It was choppy, disconcerted, and actually sort of hostile. —  Serendip's Exchange -
  • Though momentarily disconcerted, the American empire will continue on its way, under bipartisan direction and mega-corporate pressure, and with evangelical blessings. —  Chris Floyd - Empire Burlesque
  • The King perceiving he was disconcerted, and making it a point to bring the prophecies of his minister to completion, gave orders that the day should not be called the 30th, but the 28th of the month; at the same time he called out his forces by sound of trumpet, and made a much more vigorous assault than he at first intended. —  The Illustrated London Reading Book
  • Mrs. Wyvis Brand looked terribly shocked and disconcerted, and it was after a pause that she collected herself sufficiently to say in her usual rapid manner You may say what you like about her being mad; but Mrs. Brand knew very well what she was doing. —  A True Friend A Novel
  • But, while they left him dazed, disconcerted, and puzzled, he was by no means certain that they were repugnant. —  The Lions of the Lord A Tale of the Old West
 

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