смути́ть
- 1.
to embarrass, to make embarrassed, to abash
Его нелегко́ смути́ть.
He is not easily embarrassed.
Perfective; the imperfective is «смущать».
- 2.
to unsettle, to trouble, to disconcert, to confuse
Меня́ смути́л его стра́нный вопро́с.
His strange question unsettled me.
Often of a fact or remark that raises doubt.
Examples
Вожделеющий взгляд гостя всех смутил.
The guest's lustful gaze made everyone uncomfortable.
Вульгарность этой шутки всех смутила.
The vulgarity of this joke embarrassed everyone.
Его похотливый взгляд смутил девушку.
His lascivious gaze made the girl uncomfortable.
Читателей смутило неправдоподобие концовки книги.
The implausibility of the book’s ending puzzled the readers.
Ма́льчика не смути́л смех однокла́ссников.
The boy was not abased by the laughter of his classmates.
Показания свидетелей, разнящиеся в деталях, смутили следователя.
The witnesses’ statements, differing in details, confused the investigator.
Её энтузиа́зм смути́л его.
He was bowled over by her enthusiasm.
Conjugation
| Present | Future | |
|---|---|---|
| я | - | смущу́ |
| ты | - | смути́шь |
| он/она́/оно́ | - | смути́т |
| мы | - | смути́м |
| вы | - | смути́те |
| они́ | - | смутя́т |
| Imperative | |
|---|---|
| ты | смути́ |
| вы | смути́те |
| Past | |
|---|---|
| masculine | смути́л |
| feminine | смути́ла |
| neuter | смути́ло |
| plural | смути́ли |
Participles
| Active present | - | |
|---|---|---|
| Active past | that embarrassed, that confused, that disconcerted | |
| Passive present | - | |
| Passive past | embarrassed, abashed, self-conscious | |
| Gerund present | - | |
| Gerund past | смути́в смути́вши | while doing (past) |
Prefix groupPRO
| Verb | Prefix | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| смути́ть | - | to embarrass; to unsettle |
| смути́ться | - | to be embarrassed |
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Iron edited translation 2 weeks ago.
luke.hess97 edited translation 1 year ago.
Dumbysol edited conjugation and participles 3 years ago.
Sandy edited related words 4 years ago.



















