disconcert
pronunciation
How to pronounce disconcert in British English:
UK [ˌdɪskənˈsɜ:t]
How to pronounce disconcert in American English:
US [ˌdɪskənˈsɜrt]
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- Verb:
- cause to feel embarrassment
- cause to lose one's composure
Word Origin
- disconcert (v.)
- 1680s, from Middle French disconcerter (Modern French déconcerter) "confused," from dis- "do the opposite of" (see dis-) + concerter (see concert). Related: Disconcerted; disconcerting; disconcertingly.
Example
- 1. That almost makes up a disconcert fact .
- 2. To make ashamed or uneasy ; disconcert .
- 3. To make uneasy or perplexed ; disconcert .
- 4. The young madam was disconcert to discover that she was being watched . C.
- 5. I behaved with a politeness which seemed to disconcert him .