| 单词 | disconcerted |
| 释义 | disconcerted (once / 1747 pages) adj A concert is a choreographed harmony of sounds but throw the prefix "dis" in front it and you have the opposite: disconcerted — a word used to describe someone whose composure has been disturbed or unsettled. Disconcerted is a combination of the French prefix des- which indicates reversal and the word concerter meaning "bring together," so something disconcerted is not brought together, but rather torn apart, or thrown into confusion. If you are under a lot of stress or worried about something, you're in a disconcerted or discombobulated state. Take a breath. Relax a moment. Everything will be OK. WORD FAMILYdisconcerted: disconcertedly+/disconcert: disconcerted, disconcerting, disconcertion, disconcertment, disconcerts/disconcerting: disconcertingly USAGE EXAMPLESThose of us with TV sets and maids were disconcerted, wondering why our own help was treated so differently. Wall Street Journal(Nov 27, 2016) This disconcerted her, because it was true: It was about his history of using disparaging language about women. New York Times(Nov 10, 2016) No wonder the fellow had seemed so disconcerted. Patrick Rothfuss, The Name of the Wind(2007) adj having self-possession upset; thrown into confusion "looked at each other dumbly, quite disconcerted"- G.B.Shaw Syn discombobulated discomposed having your composure disturbed |
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