Disconcert Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

disconcerted; disconcerting; disconcerts. Definition of disconcert. transitive verb. 1 : to throw into confusion disconcerting their plans. Login SignUp Hello, Games&Quizzes Thesaurus WordoftheDay Features BuyingGuide M-WBooks MyWordsMyWords ViewRecents Account LogOut disconcert verb SaveWord dis·​con·​cert |\ˌdis-kən-ˈsərt \ disconcerted;disconcerting;disconcerts Definitionofdisconcert transitiveverb 1 :tothrowintoconfusion disconcertingtheirplans 2 :todisturbthecomposureof weredisconcertedbyhistoneofvoice OtherWordsfromdisconcert Synonyms ChoosetheRightSynonym MoreExampleSentences LearnMoreAboutdisconcert OtherWordsfromdisconcert disconcerting adjective disconcertingly \ ˌdis-​kən-​ˈsər-​tiŋ-​lē \ adverb disconcertment \ ˌdis-​kən-​ˈsərt-​mənt \ noun Synonymsfordisconcert Synonyms abash, confound, confuse, discomfit, discountenance, embarrass, faze, fluster, mortify, nonplus, rattle VisittheThesaurusforMore  ChoosetheRightSynonymfordisconcert embarrass,discomfit,abash,disconcert,rattlemeantodistressbyconfusingorconfounding.embarrassimpliessomeinfluencethatimpedesthought,speech,oraction. thequestionembarrassedhersomuchshecouldn'tanswer discomfitimpliesahamperingorfrustratingaccompaniedbyconfusion. hecklersdiscomfitedthespeaker abashpresupposessomeinitialself-confidencethatreceivesasuddencheck,producingshyness,shame,orafeelingofinferiority. abashedbyherswiftandcuttingretort disconcertimpliesanupsettingofequanimityorassuranceproducinguncertaintyorhesitancy. disconcertedbyfindingsomanyinattendance rattleimpliesanagitationthatimpairsthoughtandjudgment. rattledbyallthetelevisioncameras ExamplesofdisconcertinaSentence Newsofhiscriminalpasthasdisconcertedevenhisadmirers. weweredisconcertedbytheunexpectedchangestotheprogram RecentExamplesontheWeb Itsendingisnotoriouslystrange—disconcertingeven—andthesubjectofconsiderablescholarlydebate. — BonnieKristian,TheWeek,12Apr.2020 Thereasonsforthesepaperprofitsaredisconcerting. — JeffSommer,NewYorkTimes,28Feb.2020 Parentshavewatchedchangesintheirteensthathavebeendisconcerting. — SaraMillerLlana,TheChristianScienceMonitor,17Apr.2020 InMoscow,thelackofsnowhasbeendisconcerting. — PatrickReevell,ABCNews,28Feb.2020 Ofcourse,thereareoddmoments,hardmoments,disconcertingmoments. — NellFrizzell,refinery29.com,23Feb.2020 Thelineneedstoplaybetterandmorephysical,anditsperformancethroughfivegameshastobedisconcertingforNagyandoffensivelinecoachHarryHiestand. — BradBiggs,chicagotribune.com,10Oct.2019 ThesilenceofmostofthebishopsintheCatholicChurchonthisembarrassingbutdestructivemixtureofprogressivism,reflexiveactivism,andcasualdismissalofthedeepestwisdomoftheChurchisdisconcerting. — DanielJ.Mahoney,NationalReview,6Feb.2020 Tobeeliminatedbeforethatroundevenbeganmadewatchingtheweekend’sgamesdisconcerting,asifthePatriotsweresomesortoffootballghostlimb,stillthereinourmindsandemotionsbutabsentinallreality. — ChadFinn,BostonGlobe.com,13Jan.2020 Theseexamplesentencesareselectedautomaticallyfromvariousonlinenewssourcestoreflectcurrentusageoftheword'disconcert.'ViewsexpressedintheexamplesdonotrepresenttheopinionofMerriam-Websteroritseditors.Sendusfeedback. SeeMore FirstKnownUseofdisconcert 1632,inthemeaningdefinedatsense1 HistoryandEtymologyfordisconcert obsoleteFrenchdisconcerter,alterationofMiddleFrenchdesconcerter,fromdes-dis-+concertertoconcert LearnMoreAboutdisconcert Sharedisconcert PosttheDefinitionofdisconcerttoFacebook SharetheDefinitionofdisconcertonTwitter TimeTravelerfordisconcert Thefirstknownuseofdisconcertwas in1632 Seemorewordsfromthesameyear DictionaryEntriesNeardisconcert Disconanthae disconcert disconcertion SeeMoreNearbyEntries  Statisticsfordisconcert Look-upPopularity CitethisEntry “Disconcert.”Merriam-Webster.comDictionary,Merriam-Webster,https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disconcert.Accessed15Jan.2022. 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