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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.

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discomfit [dɪsˈkʌmfɪt]

vb (tr)

1. to make uneasy, confused, or embarrassed

2. to frustrate the plans or purpose of

3. (Military) Archaic to defeat in battle

[from Old French desconfire to destroy, from des- (indicating reversal) + confire to make, from Latin conficere to produce; see confect]

discomfiter  n

discomfiture  n

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

discomfit - cause to lose one's composure         discompose, untune, upset, disconcert arouse, elicit, evoke, provoke, enkindle, kindle, fire, raise - call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy" faze, unnerve, unsettle, enervate - disturb the composure of dissolve - cause to lose control emotionally; "The news dissolved her into tears" bemuse, discombobulate, bewilder, throw - cause to be confused emotionally abash, embarrass - cause to be embarrassed; cause to feel self-conscious anguish, pain, hurt - cause emotional anguish or make miserable; "It pains me to see my children not being taught well in school" afflict - cause great unhappiness for; distress; "she was afflicted by the death of her parents"

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discomfit

verb embarrass, unsettle, disconcert, confuse, rattle (informal), flurry, ruffle, confound, perplex, unnerve, take aback, fluster, perturb, faze, demoralize, take the wind out of someone's sails, abash, discompose He will be discomfited by the dismissal of his plan.

Translations

discomfit [dɪsˈkʌmfɪt] VT → desconcertar

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discomfit [dɪsˈkʌmfɪt] vt → décontenancer
to be discomfited by sth → être décontenancé(e) par qch

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discomfit

vt → Unbehagen verursachen (+dat)

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discomfit [dɪsˈkʌmfɪt] vt (liter) → sconcertare

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discomfit [dɪsˈkʌmfɪt] vt (liter) → sconcertare

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discomfit

v discomfit [disˈkamfit]

to embarrass He realized that his remarks had succeeded in discomfiting her. verleë maak, in verleentheid bring يُرْبِك، يُحْرِج смущавам uvést do rozpaků gøre forlegen; bringe ud af fatning besiegen, verwirren φέρνω σε δύσκολη θέση turbar, desconcertar kimbatusse ajama ناراحت و نگران کردن؛ شرمنده کردن nolata déconcerter לְהָבִיך हरा देना, छक्के छुड़ा देना, व्यर्थ कर देना, घबरा देना osujetiti, pomesti račune zavarba hoz mempermalukan koma úr jafnvægi sconcertare 当惑させる 당황케 하다 sutrikdyti, sukelti sumišimą apmulsināt; radīt neērtības gelisah van zijn stuk brengen forfjamse, bringe ut av fatning zmieszać embaraçar a pune în încurcătură смущать priviesť do rozpakov v zadrego spraviti zbuniti bringa ur fattningen, göra snopen (modfälld) ทำให้กระอักกระอ่วน utandırmak 使狼狽 вражати, бентежити عاجز کرنا làm bối rối 使狼狈

n disˈcomfiture [-tʃə]

verleentheid, verydeling إِرْباك، إِحْراج смущение rozpaky forlegenhed; forvirring die Niederlage, Verwirrung αμηχανία desconcierto, turbación kimbatus نگرانی؛ شرمندگی vaivautuneisuus embarras מְבוּכָה हार, पराजय, असफलता, घबराहट, संभ्रम osujećenje, pometnja zavarba ejtés perbuatan mempermalukan vandræði imbarazzo 当惑 패배, 패주 sumišimas apmulsums; neērtību radīšana kegelisahan verlegenheid forlegenhet zmieszanie embaraço încurcătură смущение zmätok, rozpaky; sklamanie zadrega zbunjivanje besvikelse, modfälldhet, snopenhet ความกระอักกระอ่วน utanma 狼狽 збентеженість, замішання ہزیمت sự bối rối 狼狈