disconcert

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

Translation

vt. sconvolgere, confondere, disturbare, imbarazzare.
Word Forms
participio presentedisconcerting
passatodisconcerted
terza persona singolaredisconcerts
participio passatodisconcerted

Phrases & Collocations

feel disconcerted

sentirsi a disagio

slightly disconcerting

leggermente sconcertante

disconcerting news

notizie sconcertanti

disconcerting behavior

comportamento sconcertante

Example Sentences

be disconcerted by a sudden attack

essere turbati da un attacco improvviso

a brief disconcert of the whole gay company

un breve turbamento dell'intera compagnia omosessuale

Bright light disconcerted her.

La luce intensa la turbò.

the abrupt change of subject disconcerted her.

Il brusco cambiamento di argomento la turbò.

with disconcerting formality the brothers shook hands.

con formale turbamento, i fratelli si diedero la mano.

gazing into her face with disconcerting intensity.

fissandola in faccia con un'intensità turbante.

Forgetting his speech disconcerted the speaker.

Dimenticare il suo discorso turbò l'oratore.

is disconcerted by sarcastic remarks;

si turba per le osservazioni sarcastiche;

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

aveva l'abitudine turbante di offrire lavoro alle persone che incontrava alle feste.

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

La giovane signora si sentì turbata nello scoprire di essere osservata.

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

Le due donne osservarono senza proferire parola, senza un gesto, senza uno sguardo che potesse turbare il Vescovo.

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.

Non si sconvolge, ma si adatta al suo lavoro divino l'uomo che ha attraversato le Alpi, e il buon vecchio e malaticcio invalido di Padre Elysee.

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

confondere, importunare, esca, perplesso, assalire, eludere, confondere, sconvolgere, disorientato, a disagio, turbare, sconcertare, inquietare, angosciato, turbare, mistificare, lasciare perplesso, offuscare, turbare.

Real-world Examples

Even Xue found that a bit disconcerting.

Anche Xue lo trovò un po' sconcertante.

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.

Povero Stroeve mi lanciò un'occhiata turbata, ma non mi sconvolse così poco.

Source: The Moon and Sixpence (Condensed Version)

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

L'indagine, sebbene semplice, era palesemente sconcertante, e si sedette prima di rispondere.

Source: Returning Home

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

Ed era proprio questo che mi aveva sconcertato di più nei miei rapporti con lui.

Source: The Moon and Sixpence (Condensed Version)

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

" A proposito di cosa? " chiese, con tanta innocenza che Wolf Larsen rimase sconcertato, mentre gli altri sorridevano.

Source: Sea Wolf (Part Two)

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

" Io—cosa? " disse Harry, sconcertato. " Vuoi dire il Ministro della Magia?"

Source: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

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

Aveva l'abitudine sconcertante di capire chi aveva di fronte e di ridere in modo maleducato.

Source: Gone with the Wind

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

Si guardò intorno a tutti i volti rivolti verso di lei, piuttosto sconcertata.

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

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

Mi sconvolse, ma feci del mio meglio per non dimostrarlo.

Source: The Moon and Sixpence (Condensed Version)

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

“No—io—certo che no, ” disse Harry, sconcertato da questo improvviso cambio di argomento.

Source: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

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