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adjective

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1
as in bewildered

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2
as in perturbed

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disconcerted

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verb

past tense of disconcert
as in embarrassed
to throw into a state of self-conscious distress we were disconcerted by the unexpected changes to the program

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disconcerted
  1. bewildered
  2. confused
  3. upset
  4. perplexed
  5. apprehensive
  6. frightened
  7. baffled
  8. alarmed
Adjective
  • In this day and age, where 4K is normal, even HD is considered blurry; however, the decision to shoot with the prosumer camcorder at a resolution of 480 on to MiniDV paid off, and Murphy’s bewildered walk through Westminster is still genuinely iconic.
    Carlton Reid, WIRED, 19 Sep. 2024
  • There this brilliant but bewildered scientist gets cornered by a plutocrat with impertinent questions.
    Alan Scherstuhl, Scientific American, 15 Oct. 2024
Definition of bewildered
Adjective
  • Though a human would probably be able to figure out how to escape from a random room, even a highly mobile robot would get confused and waste time looking for doors in nonsensical places like the floors and ceiling.
    Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 20 Nov. 2024
  • The conversation left her confused and gutted — with dozens of questions that could take more than a year to resolve.
    Robert Anglen, The Arizona Republic, 8 Nov. 2024
Definition of confused
Adjective
  • The post-election dynamic is reminiscent of a famous gathering of tech titans at Trump Tower in December 2016, a month after Trump’s first upset win in a presidential race, when some of the same executives braced themselves for unpredictable policy shifts.
    David Ingram, NBC News, 6 Nov. 2024
  • One major upset came when longtime House Speaker Scott Saiki lost to progressive Kim Coco Iwamoto, potentially signaling an ideological shift in Hawaii’s Democratic Party.
    Jeremy Yurow, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of upset
Adjective
  • Merriman was also among those who were left perplexed by the production’s quality.
    Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 18 Nov. 2024
  • However, this is our third season interacting with Jacqueline in some capacity, and I am left more perplexed than ever about her function on this show and relationship with Mia.
    Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 27 Oct. 2024
Definition of perplexed
Adjective
  • Brown initially was apprehensive to speaking his mind, but the candid baller quickly caved.
    Michael Saponara, Billboard, 27 Sep. 2024
  • David was initially apprehensive about endorsing Table Mountain Casino, but Derek, who is a spokesman for MGM Gaming and played in Las Vegas from 2020 to 2022, gave it a thumbs up because the casino has roots in the community and supports Fresno State and Valley Children’s Healthcare.
    Jeff Fedotin, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of apprehensive
Adjective
  • James Giordano, a neurobiology researcher at Georgetown University Medical Center, says getting frightened triggers a specific response in the human body.
    Jennifer Stavros, WIRED, 31 Oct. 2024
  • Affected businesses can lose money or go bankrupt, because frightened customers choose to dine elsewhere.
    Mark Kortepeter, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
Definition of frightened
Adjective
  • Censoring Ulysses In reviewing the UK Home Office files on James Joyce's Ulysses, a historian found baffled officials afraid to bring more attention to it.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 24 June 2024
  • Sharon starts with small selfless acts, much to the baffled chagrin of Michelle’s grieving widower father, Ed (Alan Ritchson), cutting hair for a charity fundraiser, organizing the family’s mounting bills and babysitting Michelle and her slightly older sister, Ashley (Skywalker Hughes).
    Courtney Howard, Variety, 20 Feb. 2024
Definition of baffled
Adjective
  • But many public health experts have expressed opposition and are growing increasingly alarmed at the prospect of Kennedy holding any kind of senior position with influence over the U.S. health system.
    Hanna Trudo, The Hill, 3 Nov. 2024
  • Her aunt grew alarmed two days later when the bleeding grew heavier.
    Cassandra Jaramillo and Kavitha Surana, CNN, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of alarmed
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