discomfit
verb (used with object)
to confuse and deject; disconcert.
discomfited
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past participleof discomfit.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof discomfit.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
discomfitverb (used with object)to confuse and deject; disconcert.
Example Sentences
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It felt a bit like being in a group therapy session in which you alone are the primary and discomfited focus.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 22, 2026
And, often, getting discomfited slightly helps that process along.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2024
But he was discomfited by the capricious bounces of last month’s US Open at Pinehurst, a rare event where he failed to trouble the leaderboard operatives.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2024
I’m discomfited, in short, by the Muskian spectacle.
From Slate ● Jan. 3, 2023
He is shocked and discomfited by the news, feeling bad about his irritation and impatience, wondering if the victim had been a man or a woman, young or old.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
