disconcert

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English

Etymology

From Middle French desconcerter, from des- (“dis-”) + concerter (“to bring into agreement, organize”).

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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.
  2. (transitive) To bring into confusion
  3. (transitive) To frustrate, discomfit.
    The emperor disconcerted the plans of his enemy.

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Noun

disconcert

  1. A state of disunion.
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