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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

disconcerted
    adj 1: having self-possession upset; thrown into confusion; "the
           hecklers pelted the discombobulated speaker with anything
           that came to hand"; "looked at each other dumbly, quite
           disconcerted"- G.B.Shaw [syn: discombobulated,
           disconcerted]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Disconcert \Dis`con*cert"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disconcerted;
   p. pr. & vb. n. Disconcerting.] [Pref. dis- + concert: cf.
   OF. desconcerter, F. d['e]concerter.]
   1. To break up the harmonious progress of; to throw into
      disorder or confusion; as, the emperor disconcerted the
      plans of his enemy.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. To confuse the faculties of; to disturb the composure of;
      to discompose; to abash.
      [1913 Webster]

            The embrace disconcerted the daughter-in-law
            somewhat, as the caresses of old gentlemen unshorn
            and perfumed with tobacco might well do.
                                                  --Thackeray.

   Syn: To discompose; derange; ruffle; confuse; disturb;
        defeat; frustrate.
        [1913 Webster]

Thesaurus Results for Disconcerted:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

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