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discomfit
[ dis-kuhm-fit ]
verb (used with object)
- to confuse and deject; disconcert:
to be discomfited by a question.
Synonyms: , ,
- to frustrate the plans of; thwart; foil.
- Archaic. to defeat utterly; rout:
The army was discomfited in every battle.
noun
- Archaic. rout; defeat.
discomfit
/ »åɪ²õˈ°ìÊŒ³¾´Úɪ³Ù /
verb
- to make uneasy, confused, or embarrassed
- to frustrate the plans or purpose of
- archaic.to defeat in battle
Derived Forms
- »å¾±²õˈ³¦´Ç³¾´Ú¾±³Ù±ð°ù, noun
- »å¾±²õˈ³¦´Ç³¾´Ú¾±³Ù³Ü°ù±ð, noun
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- »å¾±²õ·³¦´Ç³¾î€ƒf¾±³Ù·±ð°ù noun
- ³Ü²Ôd¾±²õ·³¦´Ç³¾î€ƒf¾±³Ù·±ð»å adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of discomfit1
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of discomfit1
Example Sentences
But when the movie reaches an admirable capacity with its ideas about parenthood, authoritarianism, mortality and connection, it falters in bringing everything to the reverberating conclusion its discomfiting first two-thirds merits.
People who consider it their right to force their religious beliefs on others are not just discomfiting to members of a religious minority like me; they’re frightening.
And, often, getting discomfited slightly helps that process along.
Easily discomfited when danced into corners from which the only escape is introspection.
A snail is an equally comforting and discomfiting creature.
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