upset, discompose, untune, disconcert, discomfit
(verb) cause to lose one’s composure
confuse, flurry, disconcert, put off
(verb) cause to feel embarrassment; “The constant attention of the young man confused her”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
disconcert (third-person singular simple present disconcerts, present participle disconcerting, simple past and past participle disconcerted)
(transitive) To upset the composure of.
(transitive) To bring into confusion.
(transitive) To frustrate, make go wrong.
• agitate
• upset
• See also confuse
disconcert
A state of disunion.
Source: Wiktionary
Dis`con*cert", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disconcerted; p. pr. & vb. n. Disconcerting.] Etym: [Pref. dis- + concert: cf. OF. desconcerter, F. déconcerter.]
1. To break up the harmonious progress of; to throw into disorder or confusion; as, the emperor disconcerted the plans of his enemy.
2. To confuse the faculties of; to disturb the composure of; to discompose; to abash. 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.
Dis`con*cert", n.
Definition: Want of concert; disagreement. Sir W. Temple.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
16 May 2025
(adjective) marked by columniation having free columns in porticoes either at both ends or at both sides of a structure
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