English-Thai Dictionary

disconcert

VT ทำให้ อึก อัก  ทำให้ กระอักกระอ่วน ใจ  discomfit discompose tam-hai-auk-auk

 

disconcerted

ADJ ซึ่ง กระอักกระอ่วน ใจ  sueng-kra-ak-kra-uan-jai

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

DISCONCERT

v.t.[dis and concert. ] 1. To break or interrupt any order, plan or harmonious scheme; to defeat; to frustrate. The emperor disconcerted the plans of his enemy. Their schemes were disconcerted.
2. To unsettle the mind; to discompose; to disturb; to confuse. An unexpected question may disconcert the ablest advocate in his argument.

 

DISCONCERTED

pp. Broken; interrupted; disordered; defeated; unsettled; discomposed; confused.

 

DISCONCERTING

ppr. Disordering; defeating; discomposing; disturbing.

 

DISCONCERTION

n.The act of disconcerting.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

DISCONCERT

Dis `con *cert ", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disconcerted; p. pr. & vb. n.Disconcerting. ] Etym: [Pref. dis- + concert: cf. OF. desconcerter, F. déconcerter. ]

 

1. To break up the harmonious progress of; to throw into disorder or confusion; as, the emperor disconcerted the plans of his enemy.

 

2. To confuse the faculties of; to disturb the composure of; to discompose; to abash. 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.

 

DISCONCERT

DISCONCERT Dis `con *cert ", n.

 

Defn: Want of concert; disagreement. Sir W. Temple.

 

DISCONCERTION

DISCONCERTION Dis `con *cer "tion, n.

 

Defn: The act of disconcerting, or state of being disconcerted; discomposure; perturbation. [R.] State Trials (1794 ).

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

disconcert

dis con cert |ˌdiskənˈsərt ˈˌdɪskənˈˌsərt | ▶verb [ with obj. ] disturb the composure of; unsettle: the abrupt change of subject disconcerted her | (as adj. disconcerted ) : she was amused to see a disconcerted expression on his face. DERIVATIVES dis con cert ed ly adverb, dis con cer tion |-ˈsərSHən |noun ORIGIN late 17th cent. (in the sense ‘upset the progress of ’): from obsolete French desconcerter, from des- (expressing reversal ) + concerter ‘bring together. ’

 

disconcerting

dis con cert ing |ˌdiskənˈsərtiNG ˌdɪskənˈsərdɪŋ | ▶adjective causing one to feel unsettled: he had a disconcerting habit of offering jobs to people he met at dinner parties. DERIVATIVES dis con cert ing ly adverb

 

Oxford Dictionary

disconcert

disconcert |ˌdɪskənˈsəːt | ▶verb [ with obj. ] disturb the composure of; unsettle: the abrupt change of subject disconcerted her | (as adj. disconcerted ) : Keith looked momentarily disconcerted. DERIVATIVES disconcertedly adverb, disconcertion |-ˈsəːʃ (ə )n |noun ORIGIN late 17th cent. (in the sense ‘upset the progress of ’): from obsolete French desconcerter, from des- (expressing reversal ) + concerter ‘bring together ’.

 

disconcerting

dis |con ¦cert |ing ▶adjective causing one to feel unsettled: he had a disconcerting habit of offering jobs to people he met at dinner parties. DERIVATIVES disconcertingly adverb

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

disconcert

disconcert verb Sheila's unexpected appearance disconcerted him: unsettle, discomfit, throw /catch off balance, take aback, rattle, unnerve, disorient, perturb, disturb, perplex, confuse, bewilder, baffle, fluster, ruffle, shake, upset, agitate, worry, dismay, surprise, take by surprise, startle, put someone off (their game ), distract; informal throw, faze, discombobulate.

 

disconcerting

disconcerting adjective the intense scrutiny was disconcerting: unsettling, unnerving, discomfiting, disturbing, perturbing, troubling, upsetting, worrying, alarming, distracting, off-putting; confusing, bewildering, perplexing.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

disconcert

disconcert verb the abrupt change of subject disconcerted her: unsettle, nonplus, discomfit, throw /catch off balance, take aback, unnerve, disorient, perturb, disturb, perplex, confuse, bewilder, baffle, fluster, ruffle, shake, upset, agitate, worry, dismay, put out of countenance, discountenance, discompose; surprise, take by surprise, startle, stop someone in their tracks, put someone off (their stroke /stride ), distract; embarrass, abash; informal throw, faze, make someone scratch their head, discombobulate, rattle, set someone back on their heels, psych out; archaic cause to be at a stand, gravel. ANTONYMS reassure.

 

disconcerting

disconcerting adjective it was disconcerting to be subjected to such intense scrutiny: unsettling, unnerving, discomfiting, disturbing, perturbing, troubling, upsetting, worrying, alarming, embarrassing, awkward, bothersome, distracting; confusing, bewildering, perplexing; informal off-putting, anxious-making. ANTONYMS reassuring.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

disconcert

dis con cert /dɪ̀skənsə́ː r t /動詞 他動詞 1 〈人 〉を困惑 [ろうばい ]させる, 不安にさせる (!しばしば受け身で ) ; …の平静さを失わせる .2 〈計画など 〉を台なしにする, だめにする .

 

disconcerted

d ì s con c é rt ed /-ɪd /形容詞 困惑 [ろうばい ]して .

 

disconcerting

d ì s con c é rt ing 形容詞 (人を )困惑 [ろうばい, 不安に ]させる (ような ).～ly 副詞 どぎまぎ [困惑 ]させるほど (に ).