disconcert

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

Translation

vt. desestabilizar, confundir, perturbar, constranger.
Word Forms
Gerúndiodisconcerting
Passado simplesdisconcerted
Terceira pessoa do singulardisconcerts
Particípio passadodisconcerted

Phrases & Collocations

feel disconcerted

sentir-se desconcertado

slightly disconcerting

ligeiramente desconcertante

disconcerting news

notícias desconcertantes

disconcerting behavior

comportamento desconcertante

Example Sentences

be disconcerted by a sudden attack

ser perturbado por um ataque repentino

a brief disconcert of the whole gay company

um breve desconcertante de toda a alegre companhia

Bright light disconcerted her.

A luz forte a perturbou.

the abrupt change of subject disconcerted her.

A mudança repentina de assunto a perturbou.

with disconcerting formality the brothers shook hands.

com formalidade perturbadora, os irmãos apertaram as mãos.

gazing into her face with disconcerting intensity.

olhando em seu rosto com intensidade perturbadora.

Forgetting his speech disconcerted the speaker.

Esquecer seu discurso perturbou o orador.

is disconcerted by sarcastic remarks;

é perturbado por comentários sarcásticos;

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

ele tinha o hábito perturbador de oferecer empregos às pessoas que conhecia em festas.

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

A jovem senhora ficou perturbada ao descobrir que estava sendo observada.

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

As duas mulheres observaram em silêncio, sem dizer uma palavra, sem um gesto, sem um olhar que pudesse perturbar o Bispo.

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.

Não se sente perturbado, mas ajusta-se ao seu trabalho divino o homem que atravessou os Alpes, e o velho e bom inválido vacilante de Padre Elysee.

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

confundir, importunar, isca, perplexo, afligir, contornar, enganar, desorientar, desconcerto, desconcertar, perturbar, angustiar, perturbar, deslumbrar, atordoar, 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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