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   Dis·con·cert

   /ˌdiskənˈsərt/

   

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   • 1. disturb the composure of; unsettle: "the abrupt change of subject disconcerted her"

   Word Origin mid 17th century (in the sense ‘upset the progress of’): from Spanish desconcertar, from des- (compare dis-) + concertar ‘arrange, agree’.

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   • 1. disconcertion noun

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   What does disconcert mean?

   • disconcert somebody to make somebody feel anxious, confused or embarrassed synonym disturb His answer rather disconcerted her. Join our community to access the latest language learning and assessment tips from Oxford University Press! Definition of disconcert verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.

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   What does it mean if a person is disconcerted?

   • Okay so disconcerted means, to lose space and to be angry and that’s how they’re speechless, because they don’t want to say anything, they’re very angry. Okay now the next word that we have is, “dumbfounded” or dumbfounded. Do you know who is a dumb person?

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   What is the adjective for disconcerting?

   • adjective disturbing, upsetting, alarming, confusing, embarrassing, awkward, distracting, dismaying, baffling, bewildering, perplexing, off-putting (Brit. informal), bothersome He has a disconcerting habit of staring at you when he talks to you.

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   When was disconcert first used?

   • The earliest known use of the verb disconcert is in the mid 1600s. OED's earliest evidence for disconcert is from 1632, in the writing of James Mabbe, translator. disconcert is a borrowing from Spanish; partly modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: Spanish desconcertar.

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   5 days ago · If something disconcerts you, it makes you feel anxious, confused, or embarrassed. His compliments disconcerted her a little. Synonyms: disturb, worry, trouble, upset More Synonyms of disconcert. disconcerted adjective.

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   Disconcert definition, to disturb the self-possession of; perturb; ruffle: Her angry reply disconcerted me completely. See more.

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   Definition of disconcert – Learner’s Dictionary. disconcert. verb [ T ] uk / ˌdɪskənˈsɜːt / us. Add to word list. to make someone feel confused or anxious: [ often passive ] She was disconcerted by his questions. (Definition of disconcert from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of disconcert.

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   • Etymology
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   From Middle French desconcerter, from des- (“dis-”) + concerter (“to bring into agreement, organize”).

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   (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌdɪskənˈsɜːt/

   (General American) IPA(key): /ˌdɪskənˈsɝt/

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   disconcert (third-person singular simple present disconcerts, present participle disconcerting, simple past and past participle disconcerted) 1. (transitive) To upset the composure of. 1.1. 1847 January – 1848 July, William Makepeace Thackeray, chapter 4, in Vanity Fair[…], London: Bradbury and Evans[…], published 1848, →OCLC: 1.1.1. The embrace di...

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   From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English dis‧con‧cert /ˌdɪskənˈsɜːt $ -ɜːrt/ verb [ transitive] to make someone feel slightly confused, embarrassed, or worried —disconcerted adjective a disconcerted look → See Verb table Examples from the Corpus disconcert • She was not as disconcerted as she had expected to be.

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   disconcert is a borrowing from Spanish; partly modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: Spanish desconcertar. See etymology. Nearby entries. discomputation, n. 1611.