disconcerted
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disconcerted — [adj] confused; shaken annoyed, bewildered, caught off balance, come apart, distracted, disturbed, embarrassed, fazed, flustered, in botheration, messed up, mixed up, nonplussed, out of countenance, perturbed, psyched out*, rattled, ruffled,… … New thesaurus
Disconcerted — 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 Collaborative International Dictionary of English
disconcerted — (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) a. [DIS kun SERT ed] perturbed, disturbed, ruffled. He saw the policeman and was disconcerted. SYN.: perturbed, disturbed, ruffled, uncomfortable, uneasy, flabbergasted, anxious, upset, taken aback,… … English dictionary for students
disconcerted — dis|con|cert|ed [ ,dıskən sɜrtəd ] adjective feeling worried, confused, or surprised: Victoria looked disconcerted for a moment … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
disconcerted — UK [ˌdɪskənˈsɜː(r)tɪd] / US [ˌdɪskənˈsɜrtəd] adjective feeling worried, confused, or surprised Victoria looked disconcerted for a moment … English dictionary
disconcerted — disconcert ► VERB ▪ disturb the composure of. DERIVATIVES disconcerted adjective disconcerting adjective. ORIGIN obsolete French desconcerter, from concerter bring together … English terms dictionary
disconcerted — adjective having self possession upset; thrown into confusion (Freq. 1) the hecklers pelted the discombobulated speaker with anything that came to hand looked at each other dumbly, quite disconcerted G.B.Shaw • Syn: ↑discombobulated • Similar to … Useful english dictionary
disconcerted — adjective a) Ruffled, upset and embarrassed b) Self consciously distressed … Wiktionary
disconcerted — Synonyms and related words: abashed, abroad, adrift, afflicted, agitated, all shook up, amiss, askew, astray, at sea, awry, baffled, balled up, beset, bewildered, bothered, cast down, chagrined, chaotic, chapfallen, clueless, cockeyed, confused,… … Moby Thesaurus
disconcerted — discon cert·ed || ‚dɪskÉ™n Éœrtɪd / sÉœËt adj. thrown into confusion; uneasy, disturbed dis·con·cert || ‚dɪskÉ™n sÉœËt v. discompose, fluster, worry; confuse, cause disorder … English contemporary dictionary
