discomfit

[ dis-kuhm-fit ]

/ dɪsˈkʌm fɪt /

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verb (used with object)

to confuse and deject; disconcert: to be discomfited by a question.

to frustrate the plans of; thwart; foil.

Archaic. to defeat utterly; rout: The army was discomfited in every battle.

noun

Archaic. rout; defeat.

OTHER WORDS FOR discomfit

1 discompose, embarrass, disturb.

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Origin of discomfit

1175–1225; Middle English <Anglo-French descunfit,Old French desconfit, past participle of desconfire, equivalent to des-dis-¹ + confire to make, accomplish <Latin conficere;see confect

OTHER WORDS FROM discomfit

dis·com·fit·er, nounun·dis·com·fit·ed, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH discomfit

discomfit , discomfort

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How to use discomfit in a sentence

For my own sanity—as morally discomfiting as it is—I'm planning to play along.
Why We Should Pretend the ‘Game of Thrones’ Rape Scene Never Happened|Andrew Romano|May 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
While comparisons are obvious, Ryan's use of the discomfiting capital-T "they" got me thinking: who exactly were "they"?
The MEK And 1979 Comparisons|Ali Gharib|September 26, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Most of the time, subtle cues—a flag, for instance—have a powerful, discomfiting pull on our behavior.
Your Brain Is Not as Rational as You May Think It Is|Jesse Singal|April 28, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The GOP debates have already been entertaining, unpredictable, and discomfiting for the candidates.
The Two GOP Candidates Being Shut Out|Jill Lawrence|October 29, 2011|DAILY BEAST

The silence that followed this non-committal remark was most discomfiting.
Berry And Co.|Dornford Yates
The idea of more was discomfiting, yet it was possible that this was only the first of a travelling company.
A Pair of Schoolgirls|Angela Brazil
He attacks the duke's nephew, who was breaking many a lance and sorely discomfiting the Greeks.
Four Arthurian Romances|Chretien DeTroyes
No one being there, the goldsmith went elsewhere in search of his wife, leaving the scholar to a discomfiting solitude.
Captain Ravenshaw|Robert Neilson Stephens
Eustace had no difficulty in justifying the customs of Luxeuil, and in discomfiting the violence of his accuser.
The Lives of the Saints, Volume III (of 16): March|Sabine Baring-Gould

British Dictionary definitions for discomfit

discomfit

/ (dɪsˈkʌmfɪt) /

verb (tr)

to make uneasy, confused, or embarrassed

to frustrate the plans or purpose of

archaic to defeat in battle

Derived forms of discomfit

discomfiter, noundiscomfiture, noun

Word Origin for discomfit

C14: from Old French desconfire to destroy, from des- (indicating reversal) + confire to make, from Latin conficere to produce; see confect

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