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Definition of disconcert verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

disconcert

verb

NAmE//ˌdɪskənˈsərt//

disconcert somebodyVerb Forms present simple I / you / we / they disconcert

he / she / it disconcerts

past simple disconcerted

-ing form disconcerting

to make someone feel anxious, confused, or embarrassed synonym disturb His answer really disconcerted her.

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disconcerted

adjective I was disconcerted to find that everyone else already knew it.

disconcerting

adjective She had the disconcerting habit of saying exactly what she thought.

disconcertingly

adverbSee disconcert in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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