disconcert
verb (used with object)
to disturb the self-possession of; perturb; ruffle.
have disconcerted
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present perfectof disconcert.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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Rosalynn Carter may have disconcerted her somewhat formal South American hosts by speaking so casually on her recent tour of what "Jimmy" thought and what "Jimmy" meant to do.
From Time Magazine Archive
It was full of assent and rejoicing, yet no attack could have disconcerted me more completely.
From The Red Cockade by Stanley John Weyman
What would have disconcerted or rendered furious an ordinary person did not move the spirit of Beaumarchais.
From Beaumarchais and the War of American Independence by Elizabeth S. Kite
The defeat of the French fleet would certainly totally have disconcerted the great plans which the enemies had formed in the East and West Indies.
From The Influence of Sea Power Upon History, 1660-1783 by A. T. (Alfred Thayer) Mahan
The abrupt command would probably have disconcerted most men and effectually spoiled the appeal they meant to make, and Clavering’s face flushed as he recognized its ludicrous aspect.
From The Cattle-Baron's Daughter by Harold Bindloss
