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
I came away from “Notes to John” feeling discomfited and saddened — though literary scholars may read it as providing context with which to deconstruct a great writer’s oeuvre.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2025
A discomfited Scheffler could not sustain his challenge and Xander Schauffele capitalised to land his first major.
From BBC ● Dec. 23, 2024
I’m discomfited, in short, by the Muskian spectacle.
From Slate ● Jan. 3, 2023
Evan, at least, had the decency to look slightly discomfited while Isabelle whined, plaintively and squeakily.
From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon
