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disconcert

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++dis·con·cert /ˌdɪskənˈsɜːt $ -ɜːrt/ verb [transitive]  CONFUSEDWORRIEDto make someone feel slightly confused, embarrassed, or worried 使困惑;使尴尬;使不安disconcerted adjective a disconcerted look 困惑的表情→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
disconcertShe was not as disconcerted as she had expected to be.Sometimes, she thought she disconcerted Hawk with her love, but he kept apace with her.Nothing was known to disconcert him, certainly not the death of a man he had disliked.This new benignity and tolerance a little disconcerted him.
Origin disconcert (1600-1700) Old French desconcerter, from concerter to bring into agreement
dis·con·cert verbChineseSyllable
feel slightly someone to confused, Corpus embarrassed, make


disconcert
disconcert /ˌdɪskənˈsɜːt $ -ɜːrt/ verb [transitive]
 Date: 1600-1700
 Language: Old French
 Origin: desconcerter, from concerter __to bring into agreement__
to make someone feel slightly confused, embarrassed, or worried
—disconcerted adjective:
    a disconcerted look


dis·con·certBrE /ˌdɪskənˈsɜːt/ 🔊NAmE /ˌdɪskənˈsɜːrt/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they disconcert BrE /ˌdɪskənˈsɜːt/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌdɪskənˈsɜːrt/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it disconcerts BrE /ˌdɪskənˈsɜːts/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌdɪskənˈsɜːrts/ 🔊past simple disconcerted BrE /ˌdɪskənˈsɜːtɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌdɪskənˈsɜːrtɪd/ 🔊past participle disconcerted BrE /ˌdɪskənˈsɜːtɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌdɪskənˈsɜːrtɪd/ 🔊 -ing form disconcerting BrE /ˌdɪskənˈsɜːtɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌdɪskənˈsɜːrtɪŋ/ 🔊~ sb to make sb feel anxious, confused or embarrassed 使不安;使困惑;使尴尬 SYN disturb His answer rather disconcerted her. 他的回答使她颇感难堪。🔊🔊 dis·con·cert·ed BrE /ˌdɪskənˈsɜːtɪd/ 🔊NAmE /ˌdɪskənˈsɜːrtɪd/ 🔊 adjectiveI was disconcerted to find that everyone else already knew it. 我发现别人都已知道此事,感到甚是尴尬。🔊🔊 dis·con·cert·ing BrE /ˌdɪskənˈsɜːtɪŋ/ 🔊NAmE /ˌdɪskənˈsɜːrtɪŋ/ 🔊 adjectiveShe had the disconcerting habit of saying exactly what she thought. 她怎么想的就怎么说,这种习惯令人非常难堪。🔊🔊 dis·con·cert·ing·ly BrE /ˌdɪskənˈsɜːtɪŋli/ 🔊NAmE /ˌdɪskənˈsɜːrtɪŋli/ 🔊 adverb