disconcert

[ dis-kuhn-surt ]
/ ˌdɪs kənˈsɜrt /
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verb (used with object)

to disturb the self-possession of; perturb; ruffle: Her angry reply disconcerted me completely.
to throw into disorder or confusion; disarrange: He changed his mind and disconcerted everybody's plans.

Origin of disconcert

From the obsolete French word disconcerter, dating back to 1680–90. See dis-1, concert

synonym study for disconcert

1. See confuse.

OTHER WORDS FROM disconcert

dis·con·cert·ed, adjective dis·con·cer·tion, dis·con·cert·ment, noun

Words nearby disconcert

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Words related to disconcertment

puzzlement, stupor, discomposure, bewilderment, muddle, befuddlement, fog, stupefaction, daze, perplexity, undoing, humiliation, agitation, conquest, shame, uneasiness, abashment, perturbation, descent, ruin

Example sentences from the Web for disconcertment

  • They waited, heavy-breathed, while Harrigan began to recover from the disconcertment into which O'Mara's coming had flung him.

    Then I'll Come Back to You |Larry Evans

  • He could not but look at her with disconcertment, as she sat breathing bitterness and scorn, and staring leagues away.

    Little Dorrit |Charles Dickens

  • Househunting, under these circumstances, becomes an office of constant surprise and disconcertment to the stranger.

    Venetian Life |William Dean Howells

British Dictionary definitions for disconcertment

disconcert
/ (ˌdɪskənˈsɜːt) /

verb (tr)

to disturb the composure of
to frustrate or upset

Derived forms of disconcert

disconcertion or disconcertment, noun