Definitions

disconcerted

[dis-kuhn-sur-tid] / ˌdɪs kənˈsɜr tɪd /

ADJECTIVE

confused; shaken

Synonyms

STRONG

annoyed bewildered distracted disturbed embarrassed fazed flustered nonplussed perturbed rattled ruffled thrown troubled unsettled unzipped upset

WEAK

caught off balance come apart in botheration messed-up mixed-up out of countenance psyched-out shook-up spaced-out taken aback unglued

Antonyms

STRONG

happy settled

WEAK

calm composed concerted soothed unworried

Example Sentences

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Disconcerted passersby didn’t quite know what to make of it, all those crisp white spheres forming an arsenal of fun.

From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2023

Disconcerted by what he heard, Roberts didn't investigate whether Wigan had a gay scene.

From BBC • Feb. 2, 2023

Disconcerted students, sunburnt, half-blinded, slapping mosquitoes, protecting their easels from Portuguese children, tried vainly to work eyes and ears into their pictures, complained that it was like painting with a trowel.

From Time Magazine Archive

Disconcerted FAA officials met the crew in Minneapolis and quickly administered blood tests.

From Time Magazine Archive

Disconcerted by the rude, insolent stare that was leveled jointly by her old enemy and his daughter, a vivid flush mantled her cheek and brow.

From The Rose in the Ring by McCutcheon, George Barr

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