discomfit
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discomfited, past participle; discomfited, past tense; discomfits, 3rd person singular present; discomfiting, present participle;
/disˈkəmfit/,
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discomfited, past participle; discomfited, past tense; discomfits, 3rd person singular present; discomfiting, present participle;
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Make (someone) feel uneasy or embarrassed
- - he was not noticeably discomfited by her tone
Web Definitions:
- upset: cause to lose one's composure
- (discomfited) defeated: disappointingly unsuccessful; "disappointed expectations and thwarted ambitions"; "their foiled attempt to capture Calais"; "many frustrated poets end as pipe-smoking teachers"; "his best efforts were thwarted"
- (discomfited) defeated: people who are defeated; "the Romans had no pity for the defeated"
- To defeat completely; to rout; To defeat the plans or hopes of; to frustrate; To embarrass greatly; to confuse
- verb - 1. to make uneasy or perplexed; disconcert 2. to thwart the plans of; frustrate 3. [archaic] to defeat in battle; vanquish