disconcert

Definition of disconcert

Verbs

cause to feel embarrassment
Synonyms:
confuse, flurry, put off
bedevil, befuddle, confound, discombobulate, fox, fuddle, throw
be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly
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fluster
cause to be nervous or upset
ruffle
discompose
bother
make confused or perplexed or puzzled
deflect, distract
draw someone's attention away from something
Type of:
abash, embarrass
cause to be embarrassed; cause to feel self-conscious
cause to lose one's composure
Synonyms:
discomfit, discompose, untune, upset
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enervate, faze, unnerve, unsettle
disturb the composure of
unman
cause to lose one's nerve
dissolve
cause to lose control emotionally
bemuse, bewilder, discombobulate, throw
cause to be confused emotionally
abash, embarrass
cause to be embarrassed; cause to feel self-conscious
confuse, disconcert, flurry, put off
cause to feel embarrassment
anguish, hurt, pain
cause emotional anguish or make miserable
break someone's heart
cause deep emotional pain and grief to somebody
agonise, agonize
cause to agonize
try
give pain or trouble to
excruciate, rack, torment, torture
torment emotionally or mentally
afflict
cause great unhappiness for; distress
aggrieve, grieve
cause to feel sorrow
tribulate
oppress or trouble greatly
strain, stress, try
test the limits of
Type of:
arouse, elicit, enkindle, evoke, fire, kindle, provoke, raise
call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)

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