discomfited

dis·com·fit  (ds-kmft)

tr.v. dis·com·fit·ed, dis·com·fit·ing, dis·com·fits

1. To make uneasy or perplexed; disconcert. See Synonyms at embarrass.

2. To thwart the plans of; frustrate.

3. Archaic To defeat in battle; vanquish.

n.

Discomfiture.

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[Middle English discomfiten, from Old French desconfit, past participle of desconfire, descumfire, to defeat : des-, dis- + confire, to make (from Latin cnficere, to prepare; see comfit).]

Usage Note: It is true that discomfit originally meant "to defeat, frustrate" and that its newer use meaning "to embarrass, disconcert" probably arose in part through confusion with discomfort. But the newer sense is now the most common use of the verb in all varieties of writing and should be considered entirely standard.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	discomfited - people who are defeated; "the Romans had no pity for the defeated" defeated people - (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively; "old people"; "there were at least 200 people in the audience"
Adj.	1.	discomfited - disappointingly unsuccessful; "disappointed expectations and thwarted ambitions"; "their foiled attempt to capture Calais"; "many frustrated poets end as pipe-smoking teachers"; "his best efforts were thwarted" disappointed, foiled, frustrated, thwarted, defeated unsuccessful - not successful; having failed or having an unfavorable outcome

Translations

discomfited [dɪsˈkʌmfɪtɪd] adj (= uncomfortable) → décontenancé(e)