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  • 21disconcert — [[t]dɪ̱skənsɜ͟ː(r)t[/t]] disconcerts, disconcerting, disconcerted VERB If something disconcerts you, it makes you feel anxious, confused, or embarrassed. [V n] Antony s wry smile disconcerted Sutcliffe... [V n] The ambassador was clearly… …

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  • 22Disconcert — 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… …

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  • 23Disconcerting — 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,… …

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  • 24disconcert — UK [ˌdɪskənˈsɜː(r)t] / US [ˌdɪskənˈsɜrt] verb [transitive] Word forms disconcert : present tense I/you/we/they disconcert he/she/it disconcerts present participle disconcerting past tense disconcerted past participle disconcerted to make someone… …

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  • 25dis|con|cert — «DIHS kuhn SURT», transitive verb. 1. to disturb the self possession of; embarrass greatly; confuse: »He was disconcerted to find that he had come to school wearing one brown sock and one black sock. I was disconcerted by his unexpected… …

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  • 26A Passage to India — Infobox Book | name = A Passage to India title orig = translator = image caption = TSP Book Club 1995 edition (paperback) author = E.M. Forster illustrator = cover artist = country = England language = English series = subject = genre = Novel… …

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  • 27James Stenbeck — Infobox soap character series = As the World Turns color = #99CCCC name = James Stenbeck portrayer = Anthony Herrera caption1 = first = 1 February, 1980 last = alias = Jimmy Aldrin Lester Keyes The Falcon Marvin Jurrow Salvatore Chavez Mark… …

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  • 28disconcert — v. (formal) (R) it disconcerted us (to learn) that they had refused our offer * * * [ˌdɪskən sɜːt] (formal) (R) it disconcerted us (to learn) that they had refused our offer …

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  • 29upset — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. overthrow, overturn, capsize; disturb, bother, discompose, disconcert; spoil; perturb; disarrange, unbalance; demoralize. n. reversal, overturn, disorder. See destruction, inversion, change,… …

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  • 30Inattention — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Inattention >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 inattention inattention inconsideration Sgm: N 1 inconsiderateness inconsiderateness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 oversight oversight Sgm: N 1 inadvertence inadvertence inadvertency …

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