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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (2)

1. cause to feel embarrassment;
- Example: "The constant attention of the young man confused her"
[syn: confuse, flurry, disconcert, put off]

2. cause to lose one's composure;
[syn: upset, discompose, untune, disconcert, discomfit]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Disconcert \Dis`con*cert"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disconcerted; p. pr. & vb. n. Disconcerting.] [Pref. dis- + concert: cf. OF. desconcerter, F. d['e]concerter.] 1. To break up the harmonious progress of; to throw into disorder or confusion; as, the emperor disconcerted the plans of his enemy. [1913 Webster] 2. To confuse the faculties of; to disturb the composure of; to discompose; to abash. [1913 Webster] The embrace disconcerted the daughter-in-law somewhat, as the caresses of old gentlemen unshorn and perfumed with tobacco might well do. --Thackeray. Syn: To discompose; derange; ruffle; confuse; disturb; defeat; frustrate. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Disconcert \Dis`con*cert"\, n. Want of concert; disagreement. --Sir W. Temple. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

disconcert v 1: cause to feel embarrassment; "The constant attention of the young man confused her" [syn: confuse, flurry, disconcert, put off] 2: cause to lose one's composure [syn: upset, discompose, untune, disconcert, discomfit]