单词 | disconcertment |
释义 | disconcertmentn. = disconcertion n. 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 1759 W. Harte Hist. Life Gustavus Adolphus II. 238 Now, if a man reflects coolly on this monstrous expression..I think it is pretty plain it arose more from disconcertment than impiety. 1838 A. Burnes Let. 22 Jan. in Accts. & Papers House of Commons (1859) XXV. 115 Persia herself, and all her friends here, attribute the disconcertment of their plans to the presence of a British Mission in Cabool. 1866 W. D. Howells Venetian Life vii. 89 House-hunting, under the circumstances, becomes an office of constant surprise and disconcertment to the stranger. 1916 Theosophical Path May 519 Viola is first a woman, then a boy,..for the mystification of the persons in the play, and the momentary disconcertment of the audience. 1970 G. F. Newman Sir, You Bastard iii. 91 All Sneed could attribute the disconcertment to was his imminent marriage. 2003 Age (Melbourne) (Nexis) 11 Aug. 10 Her mother is endeavouring to hide her disconcertment. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1759 |
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