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disconcertion|dɪskənˈsɜːʃən| [irreg. f. disconcert v.; after etymological formations like insert, insertion.] The action of disconcerting, or the condition of being disconcerted; confusion. (‘Disconcertion has the authority of Mr. Curran’ R.) [Not in J. or Todd.]1794St. Trials, Hamilton Rowan (R.), If I could entertain a hope of finding refuge for the disconcertion of my mind in the perfect composure of yours. 1816J. Scott Vis. Paris (ed. 5) 31 No embarrassment is discoverable; neither disconcertion nor anger takes place. 1881Mem. G. Thomson xii. 176 To his still greater disconcertion [he] was asked to make a speech. |