disconcert

disconcert
[ˌdɪskənˈsəːt]
verb
  1. [with obj.]disturb the composure of; unsettle
    使惊慌失措;使不安
    the abrupt change of subject disconcerted her.
    突然变换主题让她措手不及。
    [as adj. disconcerted]she was amused to see a disconcerted expression on his face.
    她饶有兴趣地看着他脸上惊慌的表情。
派生
disconcertedly
adverb
disconcertion
noun
disconcertment
noun
  1. (罕).)
语源
  1. late 17th cent. (in the sense 'upset the progress of'): from obsolete French desconcerter, from des- (expressing reversal) + concerter 'bring together'
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