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Definition of Discomfit
1. Verb. Cause to lose one's composure. "The performance is likely to discomfit Sue"
Generic synonyms: Arouse, Elicit, Enkindle, Evoke, Fire, Kindle, Provoke, Raise
Specialized synonyms: Enervate, Faze, Unnerve, Unsettle, Dissolve, Bemuse, Bewilder, Discombobulate, Throw, Abash, Embarrass, Anguish, Hurt, Pain, Afflict
Derivative terms: Discomfiture, Discomposure, Discomposure, Disconcertion, Disconcertment, Upset
Definition of Discomfit
1. v. t. To scatter in fight; to put to rout; to defeat.
2. a. Discomfited; overthrown.
3. n. Rout; overthrow; discomfiture.
Definition of Discomfit
1. Verb. (archaic) To defeat completely; to rout. ¹
2. Verb. To defeat the plans or hopes of; to frustrate. ¹
3. Verb. (proscribed) To embarrass greatly; to confuse; to perplex; to disconcert. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Discomfit
1. [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Discomfit
Literary usage of Discomfit
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Chronicles of Enguerrand de Monstrelet: Containing an Account of the by Enguerrand de Monstrelet (1853)
"... WHERE THE ENGLISH FROM CALAIS MEET AND discomfit HIM. In the month of May of
this year, Waleran de Luxembourg, count de Ligny and de St. Pol, ..."
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