Discomfit

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  • transitive verb. To make uneasy or perplexed; disconcert. synonym: embarrass.
  • transitive verb. To defeat in battle; vanquish.
  • noun. Discomfiture.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. Rout; defeat; discomfiture.
  • To foil or thwart in battle; overcome completely in fighting; defeat; rout.
  • To disconcert; foil; frustrate the plans of; throw into perplexity and dejection.
  • Synonyms Overpower, Rout, etc. See defeat.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Discomfited; overthrown.
  • noun. Rout; overthrow; discomfiture.
  • transitive verb. To scatter in fight; to put to rout; to defeat.
  • transitive verb. To break up and frustrate the plans of; to balk� to throw into perplexity and dejection; to disconcert.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • verb. To defeat completely; to rout.
  • verb. To defeat the plans or hopes of; to frustrate.
  • verb. To embarrass greatly; to confuse; to perplex; to disconcert.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • verb. cause to lose one's composure
    • Word Usage
    "*By the way, I hereby forsake the verb "discomfit"."
    cross-reference
    defeat  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    arouse  elicit  enkindle  evoke  fire  
    Hyponym
    Words that are more specific
    Embarrass  abash  afflict  anguish  bemuse  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    abashed  bemused  crestfallen  disappoint  disarm  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    abash  abash  addle  addle the wits  annoy  
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