elicit vs disconcert

disconcert vs elicit

elicit and disconcert both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
elicit	No	No	Yes	No
disconcert	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, disconcert is a hyponym of elicit; that is, disconcert is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than elicit:

elicit: call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
disconcert: cause to lose one's composure

Other hyponyms of elicit include strike a chord, touch a chord, ask for, invite, draw, rekindle, infatuate, prick, fire up, heat, ignite, inflame, stir up, wake, excite, shake, shake up, stimulate, stir, excite, anger, discomfit, discompose, untune, upset, shame, bruise, hurt, injure, offend, spite, wound, overcome, overpower, overtake, overwhelm, sweep over, whelm, interest, whelm.

elicit (verb)	disconcert (verb)
derive by reason	cause to lose one's composure
deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning)	cause to feel embarrassment
call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)

Difference between elicit and disconcert

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