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Definition of Disconcert
1. Verb. Cause to feel embarrassment. "The bad news will disconcert him"; "The constant attention of the young man confused her"
Related verbs: Bedevil, Befuddle, Confound, Confuse, Discombobulate, Fox, Fuddle, Throw
Specialized synonyms: Fluster, Bother, Deflect, Distract
Generic synonyms: Abash, Embarrass
Derivative terms: Confusion, Disconcertion, Disconcertment
2. Verb. Cause to lose one's composure. "The performance is likely to disconcert Sue"
Generic synonyms: Arouse, Elicit, Enkindle, Evoke, Fire, Kindle, Provoke, Raise
Specialized synonyms: Enervate, Faze, Unnerve, Unsettle, Dissolve, Bemuse, Bewilder, Discombobulate, Throw, Abash, Embarrass, Anguish, Hurt, Pain, Afflict
Derivative terms: Discomfiture, Discomposure, Discomposure, Disconcertion, Disconcertment, Upset
Definition of Disconcert
1. v. t. To break up the harmonious progress of; to throw into disorder or confusion; as, the emperor disconcerted the plans of his enemy.
2. n. Want of concert; disagreement.
Definition of Disconcert
1. Verb. To upset the composure of ¹
2. Verb. To bring into confusion ¹
3. Verb. To frustrate, make go wrong ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Disconcert
1. [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Disconcert
Literary usage of Disconcert
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Rebellion Record: A Diary of American Events by Frank Moore, Edward Everett (1867)
"Giltner commenced the action in front, whic.i appeared to disconcert the enemy
so muck that, although they made, ..."
2. The Rebellion Record: A Diary of American Events, with Documents, Narratives by Frank Moore, Edward Everett (1867)
"The ек: were about to charge my position when Gv Giltner commenced the action
in (rout, т L appeared to disconcert the enemy so much ..."
3. The History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides (1855)
"They had enjoyed so long a career of good fortune, that they imagined nothing
could disconcert their schemes ; that enterprises of the greatest as well as ..."
4. Collection of the Most Celebrated Voyages and Travels from the Discovery of by Forster, R. P (1818)
"This calmness of the ras seemed to disconcert the acab saat; he lost all method;
he warned the ras, that it was owing to his excommunicating ..."
5. The History of the Reign of George III.: To which is Prefixed, A View of the by Robert Bisset (1820)
"... misconceiving his intention, disconcert the execution — the event therefore
indecisive—partial conflicts, but the enemy, though much superior in number, ..."
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