disconcert
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disconcert
- /ˌdɪskənˈsɜːt/ UK
- /ˌdɪskənˈsɝt/ US
Where it comes from
From Middle French desconcerter, from des- (“dis-”) + concerter (“to bring into agreement, organize”).
verb disconcerts · disconcerting · disconcerted
- 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.
- To bring into confusion.
- To frustrate, discomfit. The emperor disconcerted the plans of his enemy.
noun
- A state of disunion.
