discomfit
verb (used with object)
to confuse and deject; disconcert.
discomfits
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present tense formof discomfit (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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But in all dealings with Saudi Arabia, Mr. Biden should stand by the principles that Khashoggi so passionately cared for, however much it discomfits the pouty monarch in Riyadh.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 25, 2022
Whatever it meant in the past, and however it discomfits the present, the Aeneid has, alas, always anticipated the future.
From The New Yorker ● Oct. 8, 2018
“Little Panic” grips and discomfits in the best way.
From Salon ● Aug. 12, 2018
They both also happen to be emotionally labile oversharers, a quality that discomfits the taciturn Kumail.
From Slate ● Jun. 15, 2017
He comes to his senses, is armed and clothed, undertakes the lady's defence, and discomfits the earl: but is as miserable as ever.
From The English Novel by George Saintsbury
