Standard Lemma guide

disconcerted

adj · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˌdɪskənˈsɜːtəd/
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1

adj

Meaning 1

Ruffled; upset and embarrassed.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Self-consciously distressed.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

adj

Meaning 3

Frustrated and disarranged.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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4

verb

Meaning 4

past participle of disconcert

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

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5

adjective satellite

Meaning 5

having self-possession upset; thrown into confusion- G.B.Shaw

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the hecklers pelted the discombobulated speaker with anything that came to hand
  • looked at each other dumbly, quite disconcerted

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: discombobulated

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

19 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Esperanto: konsternita — ruffled, upset and embarrassed
  • German: verwirrt — ruffled, upset and embarrassed
  • German: in Verlegenheit gebracht — ruffled, upset and embarrassed
  • Portuguese: desconcertado — ruffled, upset and embarrassed
  • Spanish: desconcertado — ruffled, upset and embarrassed
  • Esperanto: konsternita — self-consciously distressed
  • Georgian: დანაღვლიანებული (danaɣvlianebuli) — self-consciously distressed
  • German: durcheinandergebracht — self-consciously distressed
  • German: verdutzt — self-consciously distressed
  • German: befremdet — self-consciously distressed
  • Portuguese: desconcertado — self-consciously distressed
  • Spanish: desconcertado — self-consciously distressed
  • German: verwirrt — frustrated and disarranged
  • German: betroffen — frustrated and disarranged
  • German: durcheinandergebracht — frustrated and disarranged
  • German: aus der Fassung gebracht — frustrated and disarranged
  • German: aus der Fassung geraten — frustrated and disarranged
  • Portuguese: desconcertado — frustrated and disarranged
  • Spanish: desconcertado — frustrated and disarranged