Disconcert Definition
dĭskən-sûrt
disconcerted, disconcerts
verb
disconcerted, disconcerts
To frustrate (plans, etc.)
Webster's New World
To upset the composure of; embarrass; confuse.
Webster's New World
To bring into confusion.
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Origin of Disconcert
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Obsolete French disconcerter from Old French desconcerter des- dis- concerter to bring into agreement (from Old Italian concertare concert)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Middle French desconcerter, from des- (“dis-”) + concerter (“to bring into agreement, organize”).
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