Disorient vs Disconcert - What's the difference?
disorient | disconcert |
To upset the composure of.
* Thackeray
To bring into confusion.
To frustrate, make go wrong.
As verbs the difference between disorient and disconcert
is that disorient is to cause to lose orientation or direction while disconcert is to upset the composure of.disconcert
English
Verb
(en verb)- The embrace disconcerted the daughter-in-law somewhat, as the caresses of old gentlemen unshorn and perfumed with tobacco might well do.
- The emperor disconcerted the plans of his enemy.