tr.v. dis·con·cert·ed, dis·con·cert·ing, dis·con·certs 1. To cause to lose composure; embarrass or confuse: He was disconcerted by the teacher's angry tone. See Synonyms at embarrass. 2. To frustrate (plans, for example) by throwing into disorder; disarrange. [Obsolete French disconcerter, from Old French desconcerter : des-, dis- + concerter, to bring into agreement (from Old Italian concertare; see CONCERT).] dis′con·certing·ly adv. |
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