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discomfit

[ dis-kuhm-fit ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to confuse and deject; disconcert:

    to be discomfited by a question.

    Synonyms: , ,

  2. to frustrate the plans of; thwart; foil.
  3. Archaic. to defeat utterly; rout:

    The army was discomfited in every battle.



noun

  1. Archaic. rout; defeat.

discomfit

/ »åɪ²õˈ°ìÊŒ³¾´Úɪ³Ù /

verb

  1. to make uneasy, confused, or embarrassed
  2. to frustrate the plans or purpose of
  3. archaic.
    to defeat in battle
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Derived Forms

  • »å¾±²õˈ³¦´Ç³¾´Ú¾±³Ù±ð°ù, noun
  • »å¾±²õˈ³¦´Ç³¾´Ú¾±³Ù³Ü°ù±ð, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • »å¾±²õ·³¦´Ç³¾î€ƒf¾±³Ù·±ð°ù noun
  • ³Ü²Ôd¾±²õ·³¦´Ç³¾î€ƒf¾±³Ù·±ð»å adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of discomfit1

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; confect
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of discomfit1

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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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.

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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.

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And, often, getting discomfited slightly helps that process along.

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Easily discomfited when danced into corners from which the only escape is introspection.

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A snail is an equally comforting and discomfiting creature.

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