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disconcerted

A concert is a choreographed harmony of sounds but throw the prefix "dis" in front it and you have the opposite: disconcerted — a word used to describe someone whose composure has been disturbed or unsettled.

Disconcerted is a combination of the French prefix des- which indicates reversal and the word concerter meaning "bring together," so something disconcerted is not brought together, but rather torn apart, or thrown into confusion. If you are under a lot of stress or worried about something, you're in a disconcerted or discombobulated state. Take a breath. Relax a moment. Everything will be OK.

DEFINITIONS OF: disconcerted

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adj having self-possession upset; thrown into confusion

“"looked at each other dumbly, quite disconcerted"- G.B.Shaw”
Synonyms:
discombobulated
discomposed
having your composure disturbed
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