Disconcert (Verb)

Meaning ¹

Cause to lose one's composure.

Classification

Verbs of feeling.

Synonyms

• Upset
• Discompose
• Discomfit
• Untune

Hypernyms

• Evoke
• Raise
• Fire
• Enkindle
• Arouse
• Provoke
• Elicit

Hyponyms

• Unnerve
• Enervate
• Bewilder
• Bemuse
• Faze
• Afflict
• Abash
• Hurt
• Discombobulate
• Embarrass
• Pain
• Inhibit
• Anguish
• Dissolve

Related Words

• Disconcertion (noun)
• Disconcertment (noun)

Meaning ²

Cause to feel embarrassment; "The constant attention of the young man confused her".

Classification

Verbs of feeling.

Synonyms

• Confuse
• Put Off
• Flurry

Hypernyms

• Embarrass
• Abash

Hyponyms

• Bother
• Fluster
• Deflect
• Distract

Related Words

• Disconcertion (noun)
• Disconcertment (noun)