disconcerted

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disconcerted

/ˌdɪskənˈsɜːtəd/ UK

verb

participle, past past participle of disconcert

adjective more disconcerted · most disconcerted

Ruffled; upset and embarrassed. I had no consciousness in advance, either of the range or the object of his attack, and I do not know whether I was more disconcerted by the fact that the circuit of that attack covered practically the whole surface of the habitable globe, and that there was no continent in which, during the six mon
Self-consciously distressed. Although he voiced his honest convictions, Oakes regretted this the moment he had spoken. His plan was to avoid antagonizing the Olivers, as far as possible, but this yelling member of the family disconcerted him. There was likely to be little opportunity for argument and reason.
Frustrated and disarranged.

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adj ruffled, upset and embarrassed

Español	desconcertado
Português	desconcertado
Deutsch	verwirrt, in Verlegenheit gebracht

adj self-consciously distressed

Español	desconcertado
Português	desconcertado
Deutsch	durcheinandergebracht, verdutzt, befremdet

adj frustrated and disarranged

Español	desconcertado
Português	desconcertado
Deutsch	verwirrt, betroffen, durcheinandergebracht, aus der Fassung gebracht, aus der Fassung geraten

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@misc{disconcerted_2026,
  title = {disconcerted},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/disconcerted},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}