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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. v. To upset the self-possession of; ruffle. See Synonyms at embarrass.
  2. v. To frustrate (plans, for example) by throwing into disorder; disarrange.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  1. To throw into disorder or confusion; come in the way of; disarrange; obstruct.
  2. To unsettle the mind of; discompose; disturb the self-possession of; confuse.
  3. Synonyms To ruffle. See list under discompose.
  4. n. Disunion; disagreement; disconcertment.

Wiktionary

  1. v. To upset the composure of
  2. v. To bring into confusion
  3. v. To frustrate, make go wrong

GNU Webster's 1913

  1. v. To break up the harmonious progress of; to throw into disorder or confusion.
  2. v. To confuse the faculties of; to disturb the composure of; to discompose; to abash.
  3. n. Want of concert; disagreement.

WordNet 3.0

  1. v. cause to lose one's composure
  2. v. cause to feel embarrassment

Etymologies

  1. From French disconcerter, an alteration of Middle French desconcerter, itself from des- 'dis' (from Middle French dis-)+ concerter 'to bring into agreement, organize' (Wiktionary)
  2. Obsolete French disconcerter, from Old French desconcerter : des-, dis- + concerter, to bring into agreement (from Old Italian concertare; see concert). (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)

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