Disconcert \Dis`con*cert"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disconcerted;
p. pr. & vb. n. Disconcerting.] [Pref. dis- + concert: cf.
OF. desconcerter, F. d['e]concerter.]
1. To break up the harmonious progress of; to throw into
disorder or confusion; as, the emperor disconcerted the
plans of his enemy.
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2. To confuse the faculties of; to disturb the composure of;
to discompose; to abash.
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The embrace disconcerted the daughter-in-law
somewhat, as the caresses of old gentlemen unshorn
and perfumed with tobacco might well do.
--Thackeray.
Syn: To discompose; derange; ruffle; confuse; disturb;
defeat; frustrate.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Disconcert \Dis`con*cert"\, n.
Want of concert; disagreement. --Sir W. Temple.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
disconcert
v 1: cause to feel embarrassment; "The constant attention of the
young man confused her" [syn: confuse, flurry, put
off]
2: cause to lose one's composure [syn: upset, discompose, untune,
discomfit]
WordNet (r) 2.0
101 Moby Thesaurus words for "disconcert":
abash, addle, addle the wits, agitate, appall, astound, baffle,
balk, ball up, becloud, bedazzle, befuddle, bewilder, blast,
bother, brave, bug, cast down, chagrin, challenge, checkmate,
circumvent, cloud, confound, confront, confuse, contravene,
counter, counteract, countermand, counterwork, cross, dash, daze,
dazzle, defeat, defy, destroy, discombobulate, discomfit,
discompose, discountenance, dish, dismay, disorganize, disorient,
disquiet, disrupt, disturb, electrify, elude, embarrass, entangle,
faze, flummox, flurry, fluster, flutter, fog, foil, frustrate,
fuddle, fuss, humiliate, jar, jolt, knock the chocks, maze, mist,
mix up, moider, mortify, muddle, nonplus, perplex, perturb, pother,
put out, puzzle, raise hell, rattle, rock, ruffle, ruin, sabotage,
scotch, shake, shake up, shock, spike, spoil, stagger, stir,
stonewall, stump, take aback, throw into confusion, thwart,
trouble, unsettle, upset
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
confuse, discomfit, discompose, flurry, put off, untune, upset
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