Also means
to confound, to disconcert
Usage Note
démonter literally means to take a machine or object apart, but it also commonly means to throw someone off balance or to leave someone speechless (ça m'a démonté = it threw me off). The reflexive se démonter means 'to lose one's composure.'
Examples
"Il a démonté le moteur pour le réparer."
Natural Translation
He dismantled the engine to repair it.
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