DISCONCERTED

discombobulated, disconcerted

(adjective) 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

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

disconcerted

past participle of disconcert

Adjective

disconcerted (comparative more disconcerted, superlative most disconcerted)

Ruffled; upset and embarrassed.

Self-consciously distressed.

Frustrated and disarranged.

Source: Wiktionary


DISCONCERT

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



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