disconcert

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb cause to feel embarrassment
  2. verb cause to lose one's composure

Etymology

From Middle French desconcerter, from des- (“dis-”) + concerter (“to bring into agreement, organize”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

confuse, flurry, put off

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