déconcerter
French → English
(emotion) To disconcert: to make someone feel confused, unsettled, or to lose their composure
Le candidat a été déconcerté par la question imprévue du journaliste sur ses finances privées.
(English) The candidate was disconcerted by the journalist's unexpected question about his private finances.
Son calme olympien face à mes cris a fini par me déconcerter totalement.
(English) His complete calm in the face of my shouting ended up totally disconcerting me.
(strategy) To thwart: to disrupt the harmony or the execution of someone's plans
Cette alliance inattendue entre les deux partis a déconcerté tous les pronostics des experts.
(English) This unexpected alliance between the two parties thwarted all the experts' predictions.
La stratégie défensive de l'équipe adverse a déconcerté nos attaquants pendant tout le match.
(English) The opposing team's defensive strategy frustrated our attackers throughout the entire match.
Entry ID: fr:en:déconcerter · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary