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
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
He could not but look at her with disconcertment, as she sat breathing bitterness and scorn, and staring leagues away.
From Little Dorrit by Charles Dickens
But your abashed mien, your complete confusion, your utter disconcertment, betrayed you, even if you had no longer left any question by crying out that you have been exposed.
From The Strange Adventures of Mr. Middleton by Wardon Allan Curtis
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
