disconcert


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disconcert
v. discompose, fluster, worry; confuse, cause disorder

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disconcert

Verb
1. cause to feel embarrassment; "The constant attention of the young man confused her"
(synonym) confuse, flurry, put off
(hypernym) embarrass, abash
(hyponym) fluster
(verb-group) confuse, throw, fox, befuddle, fuddle, bedevil, confound, discombobulate
(derivation) discomfiture, discomposure, disconcertion, disconcertment
2. cause to lose one's composure
(synonym) upset, discompose, untune, discomfit
(hypernym) arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provoke
(hyponym) faze, unnerve, enervate, unsettle
(derivation) discomfiture, discomposure, disconcertion, disconcertment


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disconcert
v. vyvést z míry

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disconcert
Czas. niepokoić; wprawiać w zakłopotanie

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)Download this dictionary
Disconcert
(v. t.)
To confuse the faculties of; to disturb the composure of; to discompose; to abash.
  
 
(v. t.)
To break up the harmonious progress of; to throw into disorder or confusion; as, the emperor disconcerted the plans of his enemy.
  
 
(n.)
Want of concert; disagreement.
  

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