Meaning & use
Disconcert
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To disturb someone's composure; to unsettle or confuse.
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The sudden change in questions was meant to disconcert the witness.
Her blunt honesty disconcerted the new employees at first.
A note on using this word
"Disconcert" comes from Old French "desconcerter," literally meaning to throw something out of harmony or agreement.
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