disconcert

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌdɪskənˈsɜːt/
(General American) IPA^(key): /ˌdɪskənˈsɝt/
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Verb

disconcert (third-person singular simple present disconcerts, present participle disconcerting, simple past and past participle disconcerted)

(transitive) To upset the composure of.
- 1847 January – 1848 July, William Makepeace Thackeray, chapter 4, in Vanity Fair […], London: Bradbury and Evans […], published 1848, →OCLC:
  The embrace disconcerted the daughter-in-law somewhat, as the caresses of old gentlemen unshorn and perfumed with tobacco might well do.
(transitive) To bring into confusion.
(transitive) To frustrate, discomfit.
The emperor disconcerted the plans of his enemy.

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Translations

upset the composure

Bulgarian: разстройвам (bg) (razstrojvam)
Dutch: verstoren (nl), verwarren (nl), in de war brengen
Welsh: taflu rhywun oddi ar ei echel (literally “to throw someone off their axle”)

bring into confusion

Bulgarian: обърквам (bg) (obǎrkvam)
Dutch: verstoren (nl), verwarren (nl), in de war brengen
German: verwirren (de)
Maori: whakapōhēhē, kōnatunatu
Scottish Gaelic: cuir tro-chèile
Spanish: desconcertar (es)
Welsh: taflu rhywun oddi ar ei echel (literally “to throw someone off their axle”)

frustrate

Bulgarian: смущавам (bg) (smuštavam)
Dutch: doorkruisen (nl), verstoren (nl), verijdelen (nl)
German: stören (de), vereiteln (de)

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French: ^{(please verify)} déconcerter (fr), ^{(please verify)} confondre (fr), ^{(please verify)} perturber (fr), ^{(please verify)} frustrer (fr)
German: ^{(please verify)} beunruhigen (de), ^{(please verify)} verwirren (de)

Noun

disconcert

A state of disunion.

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