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单词 disconcert
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disconcertn.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: dis- prefix, concert n.
Etymology: < dis- prefix + concert n. Compare earlier disconcert v. Compare Spanish desconcierto (a1418), Portuguese desconcerto (15th cent.), Italian †disconcerto (a1625). Compare also Italian sconcerto (1626; < s- ex- prefix1 + concerto concert n.).
Obsolete.
Lack of concerted action or intention; disunity, disharmony. Also: an instance of this.
ΘΚΠ
society > society and the community > dissent > [noun] > disagreement in action
disconcert1668
1668 W. Temple Let. to Ld. Arlington in Wks. (1731) II. 113 Avoid all Pretexts..of France's breaking the Business..which I knew they would be strongly tempted to..by our Disconcert for their Defence.
1673 W. Temple Observ. United Provinces Pref. sig. A3v The remainders of their State [are]..kept alive by neglect or disconcert of its Enemies.
a1750 J. Sinclair Mem. Insurrection Scotl. 1715 (1858) 140 This disconcert was in a great measure the occasion of our confusion at Dumblain.
1839 E. A. Poe Masque of Red Death in Wks. (1864) I. 341 The waltzers perforce ceased their evolutions; and there was a brief disconcert of the whole gay company.
1867 E. A. Pollard Lee & his Lieutenants iv. 64 The disconcert of subordinate officers.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

disconcertv.

Brit. /ˌdɪskənˈsəːt/, U.S. /ˌdɪskənˈsərt/
Forms: 1600s disconcerte, 1600s disconcert (past participle), 1600s– disconcert.
Origin: A borrowing from Spanish; partly modelled on a French lexical item. Etymon: Spanish desconcertar.
Etymology: < Spanish desconcertar (beginning of the 14th cent.; 1619 in the passage translated in quot. 1632) < des- dis- prefix + concertar concert v. In later use influenced semantically by French †déconcerter to disturb the order of (the parts of a whole) (end of the 15th cent. in Middle French as disconcerter ), to disturb (a plan) (1664), to disturb the composure of (a person) (1671). Compare Catalan desconcertar (15th cent.), Portuguese desconcertar (15th cent.), Italian disconcertare (1611 in Florio). Compare earlier disconsort v., disconsorted adj.
1.
a. transitive. To disturb the order, action, or progress of; to throw into confusion; (in later use) esp. to thwart or upset (a plan). Now rare.
ΘΚΠ
the world > relative properties > order > disorder > [verb (transitive)]
perturbc1385
disarraya1387
disordain1398
disjointc1420
disorder1477
mistemperc1485
commovec1500
deraign?a1513
distempera1513
misordera1513
bring1523
turmoil1542
unframe1574
disrank1602
discompose1611
luxate1623
disframec1629
disjoin1630
disconcert1632
untune1638
un-nacka1657
dislocatea1661
unhinge1664
deconcert1715
disarrange1744
derange1777
unadjust1785
mess1823
discombobulate1825
tevel1825
malagruze1864
to muck up1875
untrim1884
unbalance1892
1632 J. Mabbe tr. J. de Santa Maria Christian Policie xxi. 191 The Commutatiue..treates of equalizing and according that, which mens disordinate appetites..doth disconcerte [Sp. desconciertan].
1687 A. Lovell tr. C. de Bergerac Comical Hist. ii. 134 The best Harmony of the four Qualities may be dissolved..and the loveliest Proportion of Organs disconcert.
1704 J. Swift Tale of Tub xi. 200 The visual Nerve, which..a Drop, or a Film, can wholly disconcert.
1769 W. Robertson Hist. Charles V II. ii. 142 But an unforeseen accident disconcerted all his measures.
1817 J. Mill Hist. Brit. India II. iv. iv. 154 One of the four divisions..fell behind its time, and disconcerted the operations of the remainder.
1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. I. 151 This scheme was..completely disconcerted by the course which the civil war took.
1883 Harper's Mag. July 233/1 The stringent investigation..disconcerted his plans.
1938 P. O'Brian Hussein xviii. 250 He had feared that the others might possibly return to the lodge with them, and thus disconcert Ram Narain's plan.
b. transitive. To disturb the position of; to displace. Obsolete.
ΘΚΠ
the world > space > place > removal or displacement > remove or displace [verb (transitive)]
stira1000
unsheathec1374
removea1398
shifta1400
disroom1489
supplant1534
unplacec1550
displace1552
unperch1578
dislodge1579
unsiege1594
disnest1596
unroost1598
unset1602
unseat1611
dis-element1612
dishabita1616
dislocate1623
disroota1625
disseata1625
rede1638
discardinate1648
disturb1664
disblock1665
start1676
uproot1695
disrest1696
disconcert1744
disannul1794
deplace1839
delocalize1855
disembed1885
disniche1889
1744 Universal Hist. VII. iv. ii. 151 They never touched one another, for fear of disconcerting the curls into which their hair had been formed.
1747 Gentleman's Mag. Feb. 102/2 His shatter'd leg being cut off, the bandage was disconcerted by the ship's motion.
1793 J. Thelwall Peripatetic III. 61 Sir Fopling..Glides thro' the Ball-room, fearful lest the Air Derange a Frill, or disconcert a Hair.
2. transitive. To disturb the composure of (a person); to confuse, unsettle, fluster. Also occasionally intransitive.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > emotion > suffering > state of being upset or perturbed > upset or perturb [verb (transitive)]
to-wendc893
mingeOE
dreveOE
angerc1175
sturb?c1225
worec1225
troublec1230
sturble1303
disturbc1305
movea1325
disturblec1330
drubblea1340
drovec1350
distroublec1369
tempestc1374
outsturba1382
unresta1382
stroublec1384
unquietc1384
conturb1393
mismaya1400
unquemea1400
uneasec1400
discomfita1425
smite?a1425
perturbc1425
pertrouble?1435
inquiet1486
toss1526
alter1529
disquiet1530
turmoil1530
perturbate1533
broil1548
mis-set?1553
shake1567
parbruilyiec1586
agitate1587
roil1590
transpose1594
discompose1603
harrow1609
hurry1611
obturb1623
shog1636
untune1638
alarm1649
disorder1655
begruntlea1670
pother1692
disconcert1695
ruffle1701
tempestuate1702
rough1777
caddle1781
to put out1796
upset1805
discomfort1806
start1821
faze1830
bother1832
to put aback1833
to put about1843
raft1844
queer1845
rattle1865
to turn over1865
untranquillize1874
hack1881
rock1881
to shake up1884
to put off1909
to go (also pass) through a phase1913
to weird out1970
the mind > attention and judgement > inattention > mental wandering > confuse, bewilder [verb (transitive)] > disconcert
blemish1544
blank1548
to put out1598
unsettle1644
disconcert1695
to put off1909
to put (someone) off (his) strokea1914
to bend (a person) out of shape1955
to throw off1978
1695 J. Collier Misc. upon Moral Subj. 35 A careless Gesture, a Word, or a Look, is enough to Disconcert them.
1716 J. Collier tr. Gregory of Nazianzus Panegyrick upon Maccabees 59 'Tis part of the Devil's business to disconcert our Mind, to ruffle our Humour, and blow us up to Rage and Passion.
1752 S. Johnson Rambler No. 188. ⁋10 He never..disconcerts a puny satirist with unexpected sarcasms.
1793 W. Roberts Looker-on No. 38. 298 Catching the spirit of Mr. Shapely's behaviour, his fear of disconcerting,..his tenderness of contradiction, [etc.].
1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. II. vi. 44 James now took a step which greatly disconcerted the whole Anglican party.
1878 T. Hardy Return of Native II. iv. ii. 251 This indication of an unexpected mine of hope in Eustacia's bosom disconcerted her husband.
1908 Smart Set Sept. 47 She was conscious of a baffling reserve, a poise that disconcerted.
1961 E. Waugh Unconditional Surrender ii. vii. 173 ‘You're not homosexual?’ Even this did not disconcert Uncle Peregrine.
2004 S. Sadie Billboard Encycl. Classical Music 368/1 He [sc. Stravinsky] disconcerted his admirers by..departing in an apparently retrogressive direction.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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