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embarrassed
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disturbed
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disconcerted
[
dis-k
uh
n-
sur
-tid
]
Example Sentences
Origin
dis·con·cert·ed
/
ˌdɪs
kənˈsɜr
tɪd
/
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[
dis-k
uh
n-
sur
-tid
]
Show IPA
adjective
1.
disturbed, as in one's composure or self-possession; perturbed; ruffled:
She was disconcerted by the sudden attack on her integrity.
2.
bewildered or confused, as by something unexpected:
The class was disconcerted by the instructor's confusion.
Related forms
un·dis·con·cert·ed,
adjective
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a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
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Example Sentences
When the name was called the defendant was plainly
disconcerted
.
The
disconcerted
diaspora began to close its wallet.
Very young children may be
disconcerted
by this sequence.
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When the name was called the defendant was plainly
disconcerted
.
The
disconcerted
diaspora began to close its wallet.
Very young children may be
disconcerted
by this sequence.
Barrie's desert island he was sadly
disconcerted
by the conduct of the monkeys there.
Possibly, he was
disconcerted
by his biographer, who seems never to have left him alone.
Frank has settled into a melancholy housebound rut and is
disconcerted
by her sudden appearance.
But it is obvious that a ten-year-old child can be
disconcerted
by it.
It is also evident that she is
disconcerted
by her husband's flirtations with the girl who is the secretary of the producer.
And only the slightest hint of a sort of theatrical menace, the menace that so
disconcerted
his opponents.
She was so
disconcerted
as it hovered over her that she could only look up at the pilot and smile.
If they become
disconcerted
they often become mean or unruly.
All politicians have been
disconcerted
by discontent that is at once deep-rooted and nebulous.
Emerson himself would be
disconcerted
to find himself discussed so familiarly in such less than transcendental company.
COLLAPSE
Dictionary.com Unabridged
dis·con·cert
/
ˌdɪs
kənˈsɜrt
/
Show Spelled
[
dis-k
uh
n-
surt
]
Show IPA
verb (used with object)
1.
to disturb the self-possession of; perturb; ruffle:
Her angry reply disconcerted me completely.
2.
to
throw
into disorder or confusion; disarrange:
He changed his mind and disconcerted everybody's plans.
Origin:
1680–90;
<
obsolete French
disconcerter.
See
dis-
1
,
concert
Related forms
dis·con·cert·ed,
adjective
dis·con·cer·tion,
dis·con·cert·ment,
noun
Synonyms
1.
discompose, perplex, bewilder, abash, discomfit.
See
confuse
.
Antonyms
1.
calm.
2.
arrange.
Dictionary.com Unabridged
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disconcerted
(ˌdɪskənˈsɜːtɪd)
—
adj
perturbed, embarrassed, or confused
disconcertedly
—
adv
disconcertedness
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Word Origin & History
disconcert
1680s, from M.Fr. disconcerter "confused," from dis- "do the opposite of" + concerter (see
concert
). Related: Disconcerted; disconcerting; disconcertingly.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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