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Antonyms for disconcert

Grammar : Verb
Spell : dis-kuhn-surt
Phonetic Transcription : ˌdɪs kənˈsɜrt

Definition of disconcert

Origin :
  • 1680s, from Middle French disconcerter (Modern French déconcerter) "confused," from dis- "do the opposite of" (see dis-) + concerter (see concert). Related: Disconcerted; disconcerting; disconcertingly.
  • verb shake up; confuse
Example sentences :
  • The man's conceit irritated Henry and he longed to disconcert him.
  • Extract from : « Changing Winds » by St. John G. Ervine
  • Still this did not disconcert Rose, but rather made her laugh the more.
  • Extract from : « Fruitfulness » by Emile Zola
  • The sixteen stories under him did not disconcert him at all.
  • Extract from : « The Mind Master » by Arthur J. Burks
  • Even the old Mexican shooting-suit seemed in no way to disconcert him.
  • Extract from : « The Market-Place » by Harold Frederic
  • This exclamation appeared to disconcert Yoga Rama a good deal.
  • Extract from : « Telepathy » by W. W. Baggally
  • I say disconcerting because it emphatically did disconcert Henry.
  • Extract from : « A Great Man » by Arnold Bennett
  • Keep your party in when they are in; disconcert the enemy when your friends are out.
  • Extract from : « The Fortunes Of Glencore » by Charles James Lever
  • His words, for the moment, seemed to disconcert the two men.
  • Extract from : « The Ivory Snuff Box » by Arnold Fredericks
  • He faced me very sharply, as though to disconcert me by the suddenness of his question.
  • Extract from : « Paul Patoff » by F. Marion Crawford
  • It took a lot to disconcert Sam, and he was the calmest person present.
  • Extract from : « The Girl on the Boat » by Pelham Grenville Wodehouse

Synonyms for disconcert

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