sconcertare

Definitions of sconcertare
  1. verb
    be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly
    synonyms: allucinare, confondere, imbrogliare, inebetire, intrugliare, sbigottire, sgomentare, stupire
    allucinare, confondere, imbrogliare
    cause to feel embarrassment
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    disorientare
    cause to be lost or disoriented
    scampare, sfiatare, sfogarsi, sfuggire
    be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by
    type of:
    essere
    have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
  2. verb
    cause to lose one's composure
    synonyms: dispiacere, increscere, rincrescere, scompaginare, spiacere
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    imbarazzare
    cause to be embarrassed; cause to feel self-conscious
    allucinare, confondere, imbrogliare
    cause to feel embarrassment
    addolorare, affliggere, corrucciare, crucciare, desolare, dolorare, esulcerare, rammaricare
    cause to feel sorrow
    affaticare, provare, sperimentare, stressare, tentare
    test the limits of
    angustiare, martirizzare, martoriare, rimordere, seviziare, tormentare
    torment emotionally or mentally
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    aizzare, attizzare, cagionare, causare, concitare, destare, eccitare, fomentare, istigare, provocare, scatenare, sollevare, suscitare, svegliare
    call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
  3. verb
    cause to feel embarrassment
    synonyms: allucinare, confondere, imbrogliare
    allucinare, confondere, imbrogliare, inebetire, intrugliare, sbigottire, sgomentare, stupire
    be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly
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    types:
    allontanare, astrarre, distogliere, distrarre, rimuovere, ritrarre
    draw someone's attention away from something
    type of:
    imbarazzare
    cause to be embarrassed; cause to feel self-conscious
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