desconcierto
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /deskonˈθjeɾto/ [d̪es.kõn̟ˈθjeɾ.t̪o] (Spain)
- IPA(key): /deskonˈsjeɾto/ [d̪es.kõnˈsjeɾ.t̪o] (Latin America, Philippines)
- Rhymes: -eɾto
- Syllabification: des‧con‧cier‧to
Etymology 1
Deverbal from desconcertar.
Noun
desconcierto m (plural desconciertos)
- bewilderment, disorder, chaos
- (of a machine) breakdown
- Synonym: avería
Related terms
Etymology 2
Verb
desconcierto
- first-person singular present indicative of desconcertar
Further reading
- “desconcierto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024