disconcert
verb (used with object)
to disturb the self-possession of; perturb; ruffle.
has disconcerted
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present perfectof disconcert (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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And It has disconcerted many a young wife to discover how important a part of her education this is!
From Hints for Lovers by T. Arnold (Theodore Arnold) Haultain
"That must be what has disconcerted the old man so," said Franz.
From Seed-time and Harvest A Novel by Fritz Reuter
Marivaux and Crebillon fils, which has disconcerted so many of Gray's admirers.
From Fielding by Austin Dobson
It is no mean proof of Abd el Hamid's ability that he should have invented the Mussulman non possumus with which he has disconcerted our diplomacy.
From The Future of Islam by Wilfred Scawen Blunt
His smile is a failure, however; something in her air has disconcerted him.
From The Hoyden by Duchess
