aus der Fassung bringen — meaning in English
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English meaning
- agitate verb To make someone anxious, upset, or unsettled.
- baffle verb To leave someone completely confused, unable to work something out.
- discomfit verb To make someone feel embarrassed, confused or uneasy.
- faze verb To disturb, unsettle, or worry someone (usually used in the negative, "not fazed").
Senses
aus der Fassung bringen is used for these senses in English:
- baffle To confuse or perplex (someone) completely; to bewilder, to confound, to puzzle. [from 17th c.]
- discomfit (transitive) To embarrass (someone) greatly; to confuse; to perplex; to disconcert.
- faze (transitive, informal) To frighten or cause hesitation; to daunt, put off (usually used in the negative); to disconcert, to perturb. [from mid 19th c.]
- shake up (transitive, informal, idiomatic) To upset or distress (a person).
agitate — full definition
- verb To make someone anxious, upset, or unsettled.
- verb To shake or stir something with force.
- verb To campaign publicly and persistently for a political or social cause.
baffle — full definition
- verb To leave someone completely confused, unable to work something out.
- verb To stop someone's plans or efforts from succeeding.
- verb (nautical) Of wind or weather, to make it difficult for a ship to make headway.
- verb To slow down or control the flow of a liquid, gas, light or sound.
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