disconcerted
Other forms: disconcertedly
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.
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having self-possession upset; thrown into confusion“"looked at each other dumbly, quite disconcerted"- G.B.Shaw”synonyms: discombobulateddiscomposedhaving your composure disturbed
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