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dis·con·cert

(dĭs′kən-sûrt′)

tr.v. dis·con·cert·ed, dis·con·cert·ing, dis·con·certs

1. To cause to lose composure; embarrass or confuse: He was disconcerted by the teacher's angry tone. See Synonyms at embarrass.

2. To frustrate (plans, for example) by throwing into disorder; disarrange.

[Obsolete French disconcerter, from Old French desconcerter : des-, dis- + concerter, to bring into agreement (from Old Italian concertare; see concert).]

dis′con·cert′ing·ly adv.

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disconcerted

(ˌdɪskənˈsɜːtɪd)

adj

perturbed, embarrassed, or confused

ˌdisconˈcertedly adv

ˌdisconˈcertedness n

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Adj.

disconcerted - having self-possession upset; thrown into confusion; "the hecklers pelted the discombobulated speaker with anything that came to hand"; "looked at each other dumbly, quite disconcerted"- G.B.Shaw

discombobulated

discomposed - having your composure disturbed; "looked about with a wandering and discomposed air"

disconcerted

adjective disturbed, worried, troubled, thrown (informal), upset, confused, embarrassed, annoyed, rattled (informal), distracted, at sea, unsettled, bewildered, shook up (informal), flurried, ruffled, taken aback, flustered, perturbed, fazed, nonplussed, flummoxed, caught off balance, out of countenance He was disconcerted to find his fellow diners already seated.

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Translations

verstört

desconcertado

disconcerted

[ˌdɪskənˈsɜː^rtɪd] adj [+ person] → déconcerté(e), décontenancé(e)

disconcerted

[ˌdɪskənˈsɜːtɪd] adj → sconcertato/a

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