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单词 disconcert
释义 dis·con·cert
I. \də̇ˈskän(t)sə(r)]t, -nˌsər], -nˌsə̄], -nˌsəi]; ˈdisˌkän(t)sə(r)]; usu ]d.+V\ noun
Etymology: dis- (I) + concert
: lack of concert : the state of being disconcerted
 < there was a brief disconcert of the whole gay company — E.A.Poe >
II. \|diskən |sər]t, -|sə̄], -|səi], usu ]d.+V\ transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: obsolete French disconcerter, alteration (influenced by Latin dis- dis- (I)) of Middle French desconcerter, from des- dis- (I) + concerter to concert — more at concert
1. : to break up the concert or arrangement of : throw into confusion : disarray, upset, frustrate, disturb
 < disconcerting enemy plans by a sudden offensive >
 < confessed that the eerie howls disconcerted his slumbers — Rex Ingamells >
2. : to disturb the composure or shake the complacency of : ruffle, embarrass
 < disconcerted his academic cronies by confessing that inspiration was most often induced in him by a pint of beer — Herbert Read >
 < in an interview with Washington, he succeeded chiefly in disconcerting that most just of men — A.L.Kroeber >
Synonyms: see embarrass
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