单词 | disconcertion |
释义 | disconcertionn. The state or fact of being disconcerted; confusion, discomposure. Also: the action of disconcerting someone. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > inattention > mental wandering > [noun] > confusion, bewilderment astonishment1594 fluskering1660 amusement1663 fuzz1711 disconcertedness1752 disconcertion1754 disconcertment1759 bedazzlement1806 muzziness1814 bewilderment1819 flurrification1822 bedazement1888 disorientation1902 bemusement1907 the mind > mental capacity > expectation > surprise, unexpectedness > [noun] > state of being surprised > and disconcerted disconcertedness1752 disconcertion1754 disconcertment1759 discombobulation1839 1754 Secret Hist. Two Last Memorable S—ss—ons Parl. 50 Caiphas was under such disconcertion of Spirits..that he was for some Weeks incapable of Rest. 1794 Rep. Trial A. H. Rowan 36 [Quoting J. P. Curran] If, gentlemen, I could entertain an hope of finding refuge for the disconcertion of my mind, in the perfect composure of yours; [etc.]. 1815 J. Scott Visit to Paris iii. 38 No embarrassment is discoverable; neither disconcertion nor anger takes place. 1881 J. E. H. Thomson Mem. G. Thomson xii. 176 To his still greater disconcertion [he] was asked to make a speech. 1927 M. T. H. Sadleir Trollope 203 The anecdote..calls up so vividly the cruel disconcertion of poor Trollope. 1954 Rocky Mount (N. Carolina) Evening Telegram 7 Mar. 8 d/1 The source of this disconcertion..was a rumor..hinting that the county was to cease its operation of the institution. 2010 R. V. Morris Field Trip Bk. x. 169 Students really do feel the disconcertion and disorientation of meeting a foreign culture. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1754 |
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