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Definition of disconcert verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

 

disconcert

 verb
verb
NAmE//ˌdɪskənˈsərt//
 
disconcert somebodyVerb Forms present simple I / you / we / they disconcert
 
he / she / it disconcerts
 
past simple disconcerted
 
-ing form disconcerting
 
 
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to make someone feel anxious, confused, or embarrassed synonym disturb His answer really disconcerted her.
disconcerted
 
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adjective I was disconcerted to find that everyone else already knew it.
disconcerting
 
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adjective She had the disconcerting habit of saying exactly what she thought.
disconcertingly
 
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adverb
See disconcert in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary