disconcert

verb

dis·con·cert ˌdis-kən-ˈsərt How to pronounce disconcert (audio)

disconcerted; disconcerting; disconcerts

transitive verb

: to throw into confusion

disconcerting their plans

: to disturb the composure of

were disconcerted by his tone of voice

disconcerting adjective

disconcertingly

ˌdis-kən-ˈsər-tiŋ-lē How to pronounce disconcert (audio)

adverb

disconcertment

ˌdis-kən-ˈsərt-mənt How to pronounce disconcert (audio)

noun

Example Sentences

News of his criminal past has disconcerted even his admirers. we were disconcerted by the unexpected changes to the program

Recent Examples on the Web Its ending is notoriously strange — disconcerting even — and the subject of considerable scholarly debate.

Bonnie Kristian, TheWeek, 12 Apr. 2020 The reasons for these paper profits are disconcerting.

Jeff Sommer, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2020 Parents have watched changes in their teens that have been disconcerting.

Sara Miller Llana, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Apr. 2020 In Moscow, the lack of snow has been disconcerting.

Patrick Reevell, ABC News, 28 Feb. 2020 Of course, there are odd moments, hard moments, disconcerting moments.

Nell Frizzell, refinery29.com, 23 Feb. 2020 The line needs to play better and more physical, and its performance through five games has to be disconcerting for Nagy and offensive line coach Harry Hiestand.

Brad Biggs, chicagotribune.com, 10 Oct. 2019 The silence of most of the bishops in the Catholic Church on this embarrassing but destructive mixture of progressivism, reflexive activism, and casual dismissal of the deepest wisdom of the Church is disconcerting.

Daniel J. Mahoney, National Review, 6 Feb. 2020 To be eliminated before that round even began made watching the weekend’s games disconcerting, as if the Patriots were some sort of football ghost limb, still there in our minds and emotions but absent in all reality.

Chad Finn, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Jan. 2020 See More

单词	disconcerts
释义	disconcert verb dis·con·cert ˌdis-kən-ˈsərt disconcerted; disconcerting; disconcerts transitive verb 1 : to throw into confusion disconcerting their plans 2 : to disturb the composure of were disconcerted by his tone of voice disconcerting adjective disconcertingly ˌdis-kən-ˈsər-tiŋ-lē adverb disconcertment ˌdis-kən-ˈsərt-mənt noun Synonyms abash confound confuse discomfit discountenance embarrass faze fluster mortify nonplus rattle See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences News of his criminal past has disconcerted even his admirers. we were disconcerted by the unexpected changes to the program Recent Examples on the Web Its ending is notoriously strange — disconcerting even — and the subject of considerable scholarly debate. Bonnie Kristian, TheWeek, 12 Apr. 2020 The reasons for these paper profits are disconcerting. Jeff Sommer, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2020 Parents have watched changes in their teens that have been disconcerting. Sara Miller Llana, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Apr. 2020 In Moscow, the lack of snow has been disconcerting. Patrick Reevell, ABC News, 28 Feb. 2020 Of course, there are odd moments, hard moments, disconcerting moments. Nell Frizzell, refinery29.com, 23 Feb. 2020 The line needs to play better and more physical, and its performance through five games has to be disconcerting for Nagy and offensive line coach Harry Hiestand. Brad Biggs, chicagotribune.com, 10 Oct. 2019 The silence of most of the bishops in the Catholic Church on this embarrassing but destructive mixture of progressivism, reflexive activism, and casual dismissal of the deepest wisdom of the Church is disconcerting. Daniel J. Mahoney, National Review, 6 Feb. 2020 To be eliminated before that round even began made watching the weekend’s games disconcerting, as if the Patriots were some sort of football ghost limb, still there in our minds and emotions but absent in all reality. Chad Finn, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Jan. 2020 See More Word History Etymology obsolete French disconcerter, alteration of Middle French desconcerter, from des- dis- + concerter to concert First Known Use 1632, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Kids Definition disconcert verb dis·con·cert ˌdis-kən-ˈsərt disconcerted; disconcerting : to make confused and a little upset The change in plans disconcerted him. disconcerts verb present tense third-person singular of disconcert as in embarrasses to throw into a state of self-conscious distress we were disconcerted by the unexpected changes to the program Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance embarrasses confuses flusters rattles bothers unsettles mortifies discomfits disturbs confounds upsets distresses disquiets abashes fazes discountenances dismays humiliates perturbs nonplusses unhinges nonpluses discomforts agitates chagrins shames humbles discomposes debases demeans degrades queers puts off puts out Antonyms & Near Antonyms relieves comforts calms soothes encourages cheers consoles assures reassures heartens emboldens buoys See More
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