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)

  1. bewilderment, disorder, chaos
  2. (of a machine) breakdown
    Synonym: avería

Etymology 2

Verb

desconcierto

  1. first-person singular present indicative of desconcertar

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