English Explanatory Dictionary

disconcert

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To upset the composure of; to startle.
  2. To bring into confusion.
  3. To frustrate, discomfit.
noun
  1. A state of disunion.

Pronunciation

/ˌdɪskənˈsɜːt/ /ˌdɪskənˈsɝt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-disconcert.wav

Word forms

disconcert disconcerts disconcerting disconcerted

Etymology

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

Synonyms

disturb unsettle rattle agitate freak bother bring down discompose disconcert enturbulate mortify perturb put out ruffle throw off balance upset flurry addle baffle lose embroil stick stump baffound bamboozle bedevil befuddle throw bemud bemuse bewilder bumfuzzle complicate confound confuddle confuse confuzzle dazzle discombobulate blind dumbfound entangle ferhoodle flabagast flabbergast flabbergaster fluster flummox fuddle jumble knot mix up muddle muddy ravel perplex puzzle foil thwart

Derived words

disconcerting disconcertingly disconcertment undisconcertable
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