disconcertment
(dɪskənˈsɜːtmənt)
[f. disconcert v. + -ment; perh. after F. déconcertement.]
The action of disconcerting; the fact or condition of being disconcerted.
| 1866 Howells Venet. Life vii. 89 House-hunting, under the circumstances, becomes an office of constant surprise and disconcertment to the stranger. 1881 J. Hawthorne Fort. Fool i. vii, His disconcertment..seemed to show that there was more in the matter than had been suspected. 1890 Temple Bar Mag. May 2 His disconcertment is written..on his features. |