All 3 Uses of
disconcerting
in
The Idiot
- Once let them begin to shout, however, and nothing on earth should disconcert them.†
Chpt 1.10disconcert = disturb someone's composure (calmness and self-control)
- He was not in the least disconcerted to see Varia there, but he stood a moment at the door, and then approached the prince quietly.†
Chpt 1.11 *disconcerted = disturbed or unsettled
- General Ivolgin and Prince Muishkin," stammered the disconcerted old man.†
Chpt 1.12
Definition:
disrupt composure -- such as to confuse or worry