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DISCONCERTED
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Having self-possession upset; thrown into confusion
Example:
looked at each other dumbly, quite disconcerted
Synonyms:
discombobulated; disconcerted
Classified under:
Similar:
discomposed (having your composure disturbed)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Past simple / past participle of the verb disconcert
Context examples:
Catherine was disconcerted, and made no answer; but Lydia, with perfect indifference, continued to express her admiration of Captain Carter, and her hope of seeing him in the course of the day, as he was going the next morning to London.
(Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen)
Before you come to that, said Traddles, a little disconcerted, I am afraid I thought it discreet to omit (not being able to carry everything before me) two points, in making this lawless adjustment—for it's perfectly lawless from beginning to end—of a difficult affair.
(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)
This, and a few moments' reflection, pacified her; but she was not at all disconcerted by what she had done (though I cannot say as much for her bonnet) and resumed her seat composedly.
(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)
