disconcert

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/
- Audio (Southern England): (file)

Verb

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

(transitive) To upset the composure of; to startle.
Synonyms: disturb, unsettle; see also Thesaurus:upset
- 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.
Synonyms: agitate, upset; see also Thesaurus:confuse
(transitive) To frustrate, discomfit.
Synonyms: foil, thwart

The emperor disconcerted the plans of his enemy.

Derived terms

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.