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disconcertment

/dis-kuhn-surt/US // ˌdɪs kənˈsɜrt //UK // (ˌdɪskənˈsɜːt) //

忧虑,忧心忡忡,忧虑症,忧郁症

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Definitions

v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to disturb the self-possession of; perturb; ruffle: Her angry reply disconcerted me completely.
    • : to throw into disorder or confusion; disarrange: He changed his mind and disconcerted everybody's plans.

Synonyms & Antonyms

as indiscomfiture

Examples

  • He faced me very sharply, as though to disconcert me by the suddenness of his question.

  • Gary then had the course altered to disconcert the aim of the corvette, which soon after ceased firing.

  • He was never intimidated by the rougher element, and his eyes were of a kind that would disconcert nine men out of ten.

  • My retreat to Montmorency seemed to disconcert Madam d'Epinay; probably she did not expect it.

  • That this dark-haired lady was not at the Hôtel de l'Europe did not disconcert Verdayne very much.