disconcert : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: disconcert	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for disconcert
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
disconcert v cause to feel embarrassment; "The constant attention of the young man confused her" Synonym(s): confuse, flurry, disconcert, put off cause to lose one's composure Synonym(s): upset, discompose, untune, disconcert, discomfit
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Disconcert \Dis`con*cert"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disconcerted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disconcerting}.] [Pref. dis- + concert: cf. OF. desconcerter, F. d[82]concerter.] 1. To break up the harmonious progress of; to throw into disorder or confusion; as, the emperor disconcerted the plans of his enemy. 2. To confuse the faculties of; to disturb the composure of; to discompose; to abash. The embrace disconcerted the daughter-in-law somewhat, as the caresses of old gentlemen unshorn and perfumed with tobacco might well do. --Thackeray. Syn: To discompose; derange; ruffle; confuse; disturb; defeat; frustrate.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Disconcert \Dis`con*cert"\, n. Want of concert; disagreement. --Sir W. Temple.