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The pains of disconcerted or frustrated habits, and the inherent pleasure there is in following them, are motives which nature has put into our wills without generally caring to inform us why; and she sometimes decrees, indeed, that her reasons shall not be ours.
Chauncey Wright

Meaning of "disconcerted" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DISCONCERTED

disconcerted  [ˌdɪskənˈsɜːtɪd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DISCONCERTED

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Disconcerted is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES DISCONCERTED MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of disconcerted in the English dictionary

The definition of disconcerted in the dictionary is perturbed, embarrassed, or confused.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DISCONCERTED


concerted
kənˈsɜːtɪd
converted
kənˈvɜːtɪd
deserted
dɪˈzɜːtɪd
exserted
ekˈsɜːtɪd
extraverted
ˈɛkstrəˌvɜːtɪd
extroverted
ˈɛkstrəvɜːtɪd
inserted
ɪnˈsɜːtɪd
introverted
ˈɪntrəvɜːtɪd
lacertid
ləˈsɜːtɪd
miniskirted
ˈmɪnɪˌskɜːtɪd
perverted
pəˈvɜːtɪd
preconcerted
ˈpriːkənˈsɜːtɪd
retroverted
ˈrɛtrəʊˌvɜːtɪd
skirted
ˈskɜːtɪd
unalerted
ˌʌnəˈlɜːtɪd
unconcerted
ˌʌnkənˈsɜːtɪd
uncontroverted
ˌʌnkɒntrəˈvɜːtɪd
unconverted
ˌʌnkənˈvɜːtɪd
undiverted
ˌʌndaɪˈvɜːtɪd
unreverted
ˌʌnrɪˈvɜːtɪd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DISCONCERTED

disconcert
disconcertedly
disconcertedness
disconcerting
disconcertingly
disconcertion
disconcertment
disconfirm
disconfirmation
disconformable
disconformities
disconformity
disconnect
disconnected
disconnectedly
disconnectedness
disconnecter
disconnection
disconnective
disconnexion

WORDS THAT END LIKE DISCONCERTED

assorted
departed
distorted
downhearted
half-deserted
imported
kind-hearted
light-hearted
not for the faint-hearted
open-hearted
parted
purported
softhearted
sorted
uncharted
undistorted
unreported
unsorted
unsupported
well-supported

Synonyms and antonyms of disconcerted in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «DISCONCERTED»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «disconcerted» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of disconcerted

Translation of «disconcerted» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DISCONCERTED

Find out the translation of disconcerted to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of disconcerted from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «disconcerted» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

不安
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

desconcertado
570 millions of speakers

English

disconcerted
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

घबराया
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

أربكت
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

смущен
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

desconcertado
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বিভ্রান্ত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

déconcerté
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Terkejut
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

beunruhigt
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

disconcerted
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

당황
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bingung
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lộn xộn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மன அமைதியைக்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

विचलित
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

canı sıkılmış
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sconcertato
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

tropu
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

збентежений
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

deconcertat
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αναστατωμένοι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

verlee
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

förvirrade
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

forvirret
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of disconcerted

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DISCONCERTED»

The term «disconcerted» is normally little used and occupies the 124.744 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DISCONCERTED» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about disconcerted

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QUOTES WITH «DISCONCERTED»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word disconcerted.
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Chauncey Wright
The pains of disconcerted or frustrated habits, and the inherent pleasure there is in following them, are motives which nature has put into our wills without generally caring to inform us why; and she sometimes decrees, indeed, that her reasons shall not be ours.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DISCONCERTED»

Discover the use of disconcerted in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to disconcerted and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Actos Desafiantes:
DISCONCERTED. Translated by Victoria Martinez Character Irene delta Porta: The Pianist Setting (A piano sits on the empty stage. After a pause a woman dressed in a long red dress embellished with jewels greets the audience and begins to ...
Diana Taylor, Victoria Martínez, 2002
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English Synonymes Explained, in Alphabetical Order: With ...
It frequently happens even in the common transactions of life that the best schemes are disconcerted by the trivial casualties of wind and weather. The obstinacy of a disorder may baffle the skill of the physician ; the imprudence of the patient ...
George Crabb, 1846
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On miracles
They represent themselves as having, by his death, been utterly disconcerted, — as by an event entirely out of the line of their anticipations and hopes. " They trusted," they tell us, with an impress of honesty above all affectation, — " They ...
Ralph Wardlaw, 1852
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Modern Georgian Morphosyntax: A Grammatico-categorial ...
(3.45) ase vegde ert xans gaognebuli mica-ze. thus lsg. was. lying .aor one time disconcerted earth-on "Thus I was lying on the earth for a while disconcerted" (K. Lortki- pani3e, KEGL s.v. egdeb-a) [ZP1]. (3.46) *ertbasad vegde gaognebuli ...
‎1997
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Expositions of the Psalms 121-150
Such discerning Christians will either not be disconcerted by similar texts or at any rate will be quickly reassured. Well then, as in the gospel passage we found the just asking, “Lord, why did you say, I was hungry, andyou fed me? When did ...
Saint Augustine (Bishop of Hippo.), Boniface Ramsey, John E. Rotelle, 2004
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The Kullavagga (Extended Annotated Edition)
to Bhikkhunis , and they who were seeking after the upasampada initiation became disconcerted and perplexed, and were unable to answer. They told this matter to the Blessed One. 'I prescribe, O Bhikkhus, that initiation is to be conferred in ...
Thomas William Rhys Davids, 2012
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The Numerical Discourses of the Buddha: A Complete ...
When this was said, the wanderer Sarabha sat silenced, disconcerted, hunched over, downcast, glum, and speechless. Then the Blessed One, having understood that the wanderer Sarabha [sat] silenced, disconcerted, hunched over, ...
‎2012
8
Psalms 1-50
They are poor in eloquence but sublime in abstinence Disconcerted. Augustine: Who is disconcerted? The person who says, “I have not found what I was hoping for.” . . . You are disconcerted because your hope has proved illusory; hope ...
Craig A. Blaising, Carmen S. Hardin, 2008
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Dodsley's Annual Register
... tha belligerent powers the convention they had agreed to, and of forming arrangements with them, when England, by an unexpected proceeding,. disconcerted. disconcerted this amicable design, by laying an embargo on all. « 30. ANNUAL.
Edmund Burke, 1802
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A Dictionary of the Chinese Language, in Three Parts: ...
O Chang, or ijf^j $J Chang-hwang,Disappotnted; disconcerted, and displeased. 301. ... from Narrow, irregular, and cramped position; applied figuratively to circumstances. j jgj Chang wang, Destitute of room and ease ; cramped; disconcerted.
Robert Morrison, 1819

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DISCONCERTED»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term disconcerted is used in the context of the following news items.
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EDITORIAL: Smoke signal
We sheltered indoors, disconcerted, waiting for normalcy to return. It's been quite a shock to the system for the Lower Mainland, where normally ... «North Shore News, Jul 15»
2
Family Law Week: JB v MB [2015] EWHC 1846 (Fam)
'Application of the sharing principle is inherently arbitrary; such is, I suggest, a fact which we should accept and by which we should cease to be disconcerted.'. «Family Law Week, Jul 15»
3
Wimbledon 2015: Court 17 - BBC Sport
She is not quite bullying Serena off court, but the top seed has not caught fire just yet and seems a little disconcerted by the power that Azarenka is generating off ... «BBC Sport, Jul 15»
4
The Painful Memories Of Those Who Survived London's 2005 Terror …
"For some reason, this morning, she seemed a bit disconcerted. And she just said, 'Hold me.' And so we lay on the bed and just cuddled, and I ... «Public Radio East, Jul 15»
5
Relive women's quarter-finals day
She is not quite bullying Serena off court, but the top seed has not caught fire just yet and seems a little disconcerted by the power that Azarenka is generating off ... «BBC Sport, Jul 15»
6
Two Long Beach Island Lifeguards Attempting to Fix the Issue of …
Behr added that guards can also become disconcerted by the possibility that a rescue was missed. He has this thought a lot in the Loveladies ... «The SandPaper, Jul 15»
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C. Dallett Hemphill, 56, Ursinus professor
After the book was published in 1999, Ms. Hemphill disconcerted some listeners of Marty Moss-Coan's WHYY radio show by saying: "Well, yes, ... «Philly.com, Jul 15»
8
Highlanders beat Hurricanes 21-14 in Super Rugby final
The Hurricanes fell away from the game plan that had served them so well all season and found themselves disconcerted, inhibited by the ... «Yahoo! Maktoob News, Jul 15»
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7/7 Bombings: The Ex-Guardian Journalist Who Accidentally Fuelled …
"[She] was so disconcerted and upset, [events like these] affect people's psychological equilibrium," Honigsbaum says. The internet has made ... «Huffington Post UK, Jul 15»
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The trouble with putting a rape scene in Rossini
The residents of my home town of Brisbane, Australia, were disconcerted some years ago when a banner appeared across the main street ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»

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