adverb
- in a manner showing confusion, embarrassment, or disturbance; in a way that reveals one has been unsettled or thrown off balance
Usage: formed from the adjective 'disconcerted' (past participle of 'disconcert')
Examples
- She laughed disconcertedly when asked an unexpected question during the interview.
- He shifted disconcertedly in his seat as the spotlight turned toward him.
- The speaker paused disconcertedly, searching for the right words.
- She glanced disconcertedly at the audience after stumbling over her lines.
- He responded disconcertedly to the sudden criticism from his colleague.