About The Word Disconcert
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Disconcert
Disconcert Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Disconcert?
[v] cause to lose one's composure
[v] cause to feel embarrassment; "The constant attention of the young man confused her" Synonyms | Synonyms for Disconcert: confuse | discomfit | discompose | flurry | put off | untune | upset Related Terms | Find terms related to Disconcert: abash | addle | addle the wits | agitate | appall | astound | baffle | balk | ball up | becloud | bedazzle | befuddle | bewilder | blast | bother | brave | bug | cast down | chagrin | challenge | checkmate | circumvent | cloud | confound | confront | confuse | contravene | counter | counteract | countermand | counterwork | cross | dash | daze | dazzle | defeat | defy | destroy | discombobulate | discomfit | discompose | discountenance | dish | dismay | disorganize | disorient | disquiet | disrupt | disturb | electrify | elude | embarrass | entangle | faze | flummox | flurry | fluster | flutter | fog | foil | frustrate | fuddle | fuss | humiliate | jar | jolt | knock the chocks | maze | mist | mix up | moider | mortify | muddle | nonplus | perplex | perturb | pother | put out | puzzle | raise hell | rattle | rock | ruffle | ruin | sabotage | scotch | shake | shake up | shock | spike | spoil | stagger | stir | stonewall | stump | take aback | throw into confusion | thwart | trouble | unsettle | upset See Also | abash | afflict | anguish | arouse | bemuse | bewilder | bother | deflect | discombobulate | distract | elicit | embarrass | enervate | enkindle | evoke | faze | fire | fluster | hurt | kindle | pain | provoke | raise | throw | unnerve | unsettle Disconcert In Webster's Dictionary \Dis`con*cert"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disconcerted};
p. pr. & vb. n. {Disconcerting}.] [Pref. dis- + concert: cf.
OF. desconcerter, F. d['e]concerter.]
1. To break up the harmonious progress of; to throw into
disorder or confusion; as, the emperor disconcerted the
plans of his enemy.
2. To confuse the faculties of; to disturb the composure of;
to discompose; to abash.
The embrace disconcerted the daughter-in-law
somewhat, as the caresses of old gentlemen unshorn
and perfumed with tobacco might well do.
--Thackeray.
Syn: To discompose; derange; ruffle; confuse; disturb;
defeat; frustrate.
\Dis`con*cert"\, n. Want of concert; disagreement. --Sir W. Temple. |
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