different between disorient vs disconcert

disorient

English

Etymology

From French désorienter

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d?s????i.?nt/

Verb

disorient (third-person singular simple present disorients, present participle disorienting, simple past and past participle disoriented)

  1. To cause to lose orientation or direction.
  2. To confuse or befuddle.

Alternative forms

  • disorientate

Translations

Anagrams

  • retinoids

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disconcert

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?d?sk?n?s??t/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /?d?sk?n?s?t/

Verb

disconcert (third-person singular simple present disconcerts, present participle disconcerting, simple past and past participle disconcerted)

  1. (transitive) To upset the composure of.
  2. (transitive) To bring into confusion.
  3. (transitive) To frustrate, discomfit.
    The emperor disconcerted the plans of his enemy.

Synonyms

  • agitate
  • upset
  • See also Thesaurus:confuse

Derived terms

  • disconcerting
  • disconcertingly

Translations

Noun

disconcert

  1. A state of disunion.

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