disconcert
verb (used with object)
to disturb the self-possession of; perturb; ruffle.
disconcertment
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a word derived from
disconcert.
Example Sentences
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And imagine their disconcertment when they land their first clear thrust, only to find it repelled by the reptiles’ tough, armor-plated skin.
From Slate ● Mar. 14, 2012
Would it turn out to be an added interest for himself, or a plain source of disconcertment?
From Bertram Cope's Year by Henry Blake Fuller
They waited, heavy-breathed, while Harrigan began to recover from the disconcertment into which O'Mara's coming had flung him.
From Then I'll Come Back to You by Larry Evans
It was a mingled emotion, but if some drops for her own disconcertment were mingled with the warm prompting of pity, her compassion was none the less true.
From The Fortieth Door by Mary Hastings Bradley
Househunting, under these circumstances, becomes an office of constant surprise and disconcertment to the stranger.
From Venetian Life by William Dean Howells
