disconcert

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

Translation

vt. forstyrre, forvirre, bry, forlegen.
Word Forms
Present Participledisconcerting
Past Tensedisconcerted
Third Person Singulardisconcerts
Past Participledisconcerted

Phrases & Collocations

feel disconcerted

føle seg forvirret

slightly disconcerting

litt forvirrende

disconcerting news

forvirrende nyheter

disconcerting behavior

forvirrende oppførsel

Example Sentences

be disconcerted by a sudden attack

blir forvirret av en plutselig angrep

a brief disconcert of the whole gay company

en kort forstyrrelse av hele det erotiske selskapet

Bright light disconcerted her.

Lysten lys forvirret henne.

the abrupt change of subject disconcerted her.

den brå endringen av emne forstyrret henne.

with disconcerting formality the brothers shook hands.

med foruroligende formalitet ønsket brødrene hverandre velkommen.

gazing into her face with disconcerting intensity.

å se inn i ansiktet hennes med foruroligende intensitet.

Forgetting his speech disconcerted the speaker.

Å gi opp sin tale forvirret taleren.

is disconcerted by sarcastic remarks;

blir forvirret av sarkastiske bemerkninger;

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

han hadde en foruroligende vane med å tilby jobber til folk han møtte på middagsselskap.

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

Den unge madam ble forstyrret over å oppdage at hun ble sett på.

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

De to kvinnene så på uten å si ett ord, uten en gestus, uten et blikk som kunne forvirre biskopen.

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.

Det blir ikke forvirret, men tilpasser seg sin guddommelige arbeid, mannen som har korsret Alpene, og den gode gamle titterende syke mannen fra far Elysee.

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

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

Real-world Examples

Even Xue found that a bit disconcerting.

Selv Xue fant det litt forstørrande.

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.

Dårlige Stroeve ga meg en bekymret blikk, men jeg var ikke forstørring av så lite.

Source: The Moon and Sixpence (Condensed Version)

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

Spørsmålet, selv om det var en enkelt, var tydelig forstørring, og han satte seg før han svarte.

Source: Returning Home

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

Og det var nettopp det som hadde mest forstørring meg i min forhold til ham.

Source: The Moon and Sixpence (Condensed Version)

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

"Om hva"? spør han, så upålitelig at Wolf Larsen ble forstørring, mens de andre smilet.

Source: Sea Wolf (Part Two)

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

"Jeg—hva?" sa Harry, forstørring. "Mener du statsministeren for magi?"

Source: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

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

Han hadde en forstørring vanen til å se gjennom henne og latter grovt.

Source: Gone with the Wind

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

Hun så rundt på alle ansikter som vendt seg mot henne, litt forstørring.

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

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

Det forstørring meg, men jeg gjorde mitt beste for ikke å vise det.

Source: The Moon and Sixpence (Condensed Version)

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

„Nei—jeg—selvfølgelig ikke,“ sa Harry, forstørring av denne plutselige endring av emne.

Source: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

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