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disconcerted

UK/ˌdɪskənˈsɜːtəd/

disconcerted is the past participle of disconcert.

Adjective

disconcerted (comparative more disconcerted, superlative most disconcerted)

  1. Ruffled; upset and embarrassed.
    • I had no consciousness in advance, either of the range or the object of his attack, and I do not know whether I was more disconcerted by the fact that the circuit of that attack covered practically the whole surface of the habitable globe, and that there was no continent in which, during the six...1898 February 8, Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett, “Address in Commons”, in Parliamentary Debates: Official Report; ... Session of the ... Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, volume...
  2. Self-consciously distressed.
    • Although he voiced his honest convictions, Oakes regretted this the moment he had spoken. His plan was to avoid antagonizing the Olivers, as far as possible, but this yelling member of the family disconcerted him. There was likely to be little opportunity for argument and reason.1907, Elliott Flower, “The Noisy Oliver”, in The Reader: An Illustrated Monthly Magazine, volume 10, Reader Publishing Company, page 309
  3. Frustrated and disarranged.

Meaning of disconcert

Verb

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

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

See all 4 meanings of disconcert

Forms of disconcerted

comparativemore disconcerted
superlativemost disconcerted

Words formed from disconcerted

Questions about disconcerted

What does disconcerted mean?
Disconcerted means ruffled; upset and embarrassed.
What is disconcerted the past participle of?
Disconcerted is the past participle of disconcert.
What part of speech is disconcerted?
Disconcerted is an adjective.
How do you pronounce disconcerted?
Disconcerted is pronounced /ˌdɪskənˈsɜːtəd/ (UK).

Words near disconcerted in the dictionary

  1. discomycete
  2. discomycetes
  3. discomycetous
  4. disconcerning
  5. disconcert
  6. disconcerted
  7. disconcertedly
  8. disconcertedness
  9. disconcerteth
  10. disconcerting
  11. disconcertingly

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