disconcert
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle French desconcerter, from des- (“dis-”) + concerter (“to bring into agreement, organize”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌdɪskənˈsɜːt/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌdɪskənˈsɝt/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Verb
[edit]disconcert (third-person singular simple present disconcerts, present participle disconcerting, simple past and past participle disconcerted)
- (transitive) To upset the composure of.
- 1847 January – 1848 July, William Makepeace Thackeray, chapter 4, in Vanity Fair […], London: Bradbury and Evans […], published 1848, →OCLC:
- The embrace disconcerted the daughter-in-law somewhat, as the caresses of old gentlemen unshorn and perfumed with tobacco might well do.
- (transitive) To bring into confusion.
- (transitive) To frustrate, discomfit.
- The emperor disconcerted the plans of his enemy.
Synonyms
[edit]- agitate
- upset
- See also Thesaurus:confuse
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]upset the composure
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bring into confusion
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frustrate
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Noun
[edit]disconcert
- A state of disunion.