disconcert
verb (used with object)
to disturb the self-possession of; perturb; ruffle.
disconcertion
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a word derived from
disconcert.
Example Sentences
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He might have said more, but Brooke appeared in the doorway just then and stood still with, so Barbara fancied, a faint trace of disconcertion when he saw the women, until Devine turned to him.
From A Damaged Reputation by Harold Bindloss
Maurice made no answer, but in his face was such a mixture of surprise and disconcertion that it was answer enough.
From Maurice Guest by Henry Handel Richardson
‘Short of renouncing your guilty connection with my husband, I suppose you mean?’ said I. She paused, in evident disconcertion and perplexity, mingled with anger she dared not show.
From The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Brontë
There was no disconcertion exhibited by the one thus challenged.
From Within the Law by Bayard Veiller
Johanna, who was passing into the next room, could not see it, but she easily guessed it by the slight disconcertion which showed through the smile he gave back.
From John March, Southerner by George W. Cable
