Meaning disconcert
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disconcertcause to lose one's composure Perplexed and disconcerted, I found no words to answer such an amazing sally. — Chambers, Robert W. (Robert William)
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disconcert1680s, from Middle French disconcerter (Modern French déconcerter) "confused," from dis- "do the opposite of" (see dis-) + concerter (see concert). Related: Disconcerted; disconcer [..]
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disconcert(v) cause to feel embarrassment(v) cause to lose one's composure
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disconcert
(transitive) To upset the composure of.
* Thackeray
*: The embrace disconcerted the daughter-in-law somewhat, as the caresses of old gentlemen unshorn and perfumed with tobacco might well do.
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