disconcert

[US]/ˌdɪskən'sɜːt/
[UK]/'dɪskən'sɝt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. inquietar, confundir, perturbar, avergonzar.
Word Forms
Gerundiodisconcerting
Pasadodisconcerted
Tercera persona singulardisconcerts
Participio pasadodisconcerted

Phrases & Collocations

feel disconcerted

sentirse desconcertado

slightly disconcerting

ligeramente desconcertante

disconcerting news

noticias desconcertantes

disconcerting behavior

comportamiento desconcertante

Example Sentences

be disconcerted by a sudden attack

verse inquieto por un ataque repentino

a brief disconcert of the whole gay company

una breve perturbación de toda la alegre compañía

Bright light disconcerted her.

La luz brillante la desconcertó.

the abrupt change of subject disconcerted her.

El cambio abrupto de tema la desconcertó.

with disconcerting formality the brothers shook hands.

con una formalidad desconcertante, los hermanos se dieron la mano.

gazing into her face with disconcerting intensity.

mirándola a la cara con una intensidad desconcertante.

Forgetting his speech disconcerted the speaker.

Olvidad su discurso, lo que desconcertó al orador.

is disconcerted by sarcastic remarks;

se desconcierta con comentarios sarcásticos;

he had a disconcerting habit of offering jobs to people he met at dinner parties.

tenía el hábito desconcertante de ofrecer trabajo a la gente que conocía en fiestas.

The young madam was disconcerted to discover that she was being watched.

La joven dama se desconcertó al descubrir que la estaban observando.

The two women looked on without uttering a word, without a gesture, without a look which could disconcert the Bishop.

Las dos mujeres observaron sin decir una palabra, sin un gesto, sin una mirada que pudiera desconcertar al Obispo.

It does not become disconcerted, but adjusts to its divine work the man who has bestridden the Alps, and the good old tottering invalid of Father Elysee.

No se desconcierta, sino que se adapta a su obra divina el hombre que ha cruzado los Alpes y el buen y viejo anciano que tambalea de Padre Elysee.

addle, badger, bait, bemused, beset, circumvent, confound, derange, discombobulated, discomfit, disconcert, disquiet, distraught, faze, mystify, nonplus, obfuscate, perturb.

confundir, molestar, cebo, desconcertado, afligido, evitar, confundir, trastornar, desorientado, incomodar, desconcertar, inquietar, angustiado, perturbar, deslumbrar, desconcertar, ofuscar, perturbar.

Real-world Examples

Even Xue found that a bit disconcerting.

Source: Science in 60 Seconds - Scientific American December 2021 Collection

Poor Stroeve gave me a troubled look, but I was not disconcerted by so little.

Source: The Moon and Sixpence (Condensed Version)

The inquiry, though a simple one, was plainly disconcerting, and he sat down before replying.

Source: Returning Home

And it was just that which had most disconcerted me in my dealings with him.

Source: The Moon and Sixpence (Condensed Version)

" About what" ? he asked, so innocently that Wolf Larsen was disconcerted, while the others smiled.

Source: Sea Wolf (Part Two)

" I—what? " said Harry, disconcerted. " You mean the Minister of Magic? "

Source: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

He had a disconcerting habit of seeing through her and laughing rudely.

Source: Gone with the Wind

She looked around at all the faces upturned to her, rather disconcerted.

Source: 5. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

It disconcerted me, but I did my best not to show it.

Source: The Moon and Sixpence (Condensed Version)

“No—I—of course not, ” said Harry, disconcerted by this sudden change of subject.

Source: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

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