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Definition of Discomfiting
1. discomfit [v] - See also: discomfit
Lexicographical Neighbors of Discomfiting
Literary usage of Discomfiting
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The History of the Reign of George III.: To which is Prefixed, A View of the by Robert Bisset (1820)
"Grand scheme for totally discomfiting the enemy — bold, masterly, and complete
disposition—sally of November 27'th—entirely destroys the enemy's ..."
2. The Picture Collector's Manual: Adapted to the Professional Man, and the by James R. Hobbes (1849)
"... the Annunciation, the Virgin and Infant Saviour, with several saints, but his
principal work is St. Michael discomfiting the Rebel Angels : died 1488. ..."
3. The interpositions of divine providence, selected exclusively from the holy by Joseph Fincher (1829)
"IN discomfiting THE PHILISTINES BY THUNDER, AT EBENEZER, IN ANSWER TO THE PRAYER
OF SAMUEL. 1 SAM. vii. 10. And as Samuel was offering up the burnt offering ..."
4. The Bruce: Or, The Book of the Most Excellent and Noble Prince, Robert de by John Barbour, John Lydgate (1894)
"... discomfiting, ... 225 Richt blith of that present wes he ; 205. wittering]
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5. Painters, Sculptors, Architects, Engravers, and Their Works by Clara Erskine Clement Waters (1881)
"S. Michael discomfiting the Evil Spirit. The Rape of Helen. Venus quitting Juno
and Ceres. The Triumph of Galatea. The Assembly of the Gods. ..."
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