Meaning

3 senses

  1. (transitive)To upset the composure of; to startle.

    cause to lose one's composure

  2. (transitive)To bring into confusion.

    verwirren

  3. (transitive)To frustrate, discomfit.

    The emperor disconcerted the plans of his enemy.

    stören, vereiteln

Examples

21 sentences

  1. Tom seemed disconcerted by the announcement.

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  2. Tom looked somewhat disconcerted.

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  3. This is mildly disconcerting.

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  4. That was disconcerting.

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  5. It was disconcerting.

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Translations

2 languages
Deutsch
By meaning 2
bring into confusion:
frustrate:

Origin

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

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

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Forms

disconcerts, disconcerting, disconcerted, disconcerted
Base formdisconcert · to disconcert
3rd person singulardisconcerts
Present participledisconcerting
Past simpledisconcerted
Past participledisconcerted

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theydisconcert
he, she, itdisconcerts

Past simpleLesson

all personsdisconcerted

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave disconcerted
he, she, ithas disconcerted

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill disconcert

Synonyms

65 synonyms
disturbA2unsettleC1rattleB2freakB2botherA2mortifyB2upsetB2loseA2stickB1throwA2bewilderB2complicateB1confuseA2dazzleB1
Close in meaning

Word family

5 related words
Relateddisconcertmentdisconcertion
Deriveddisconcertingdisconcertinglyundisconcertable

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
discolordiscombobulatediscomfortB1disconnectB2disconsolate
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