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- Dictionarydis·com·fit/diˈskəmfət/
verb
- 1. make (someone) feel uneasy or embarrassed: "he was not noticeably discomfited by her tone"
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The meaning of DISCOMFIT is to put into a state of perplexity and embarrassment : disconcert. How to use discomfit in a sentence. Did you know? Synonym Discussion of Discomfit.
DISCOMFIT definition: 1. to make someone feel uncomfortable, especially mentally 2. to make someone feel uncomfortable…. Learn more.
To discomfit someone is to make them feel uncomfortable or upset. An easy way to discomfit another person is to use the age-old, childish trick of ignoring them. (Of course, we’re sure you would never do that, right? Right?)
Discomfit definition: to confuse and deject; disconcert. See examples of DISCOMFIT used in a sentence.
to make someone feel uncomfortable, especially mentally. Synonyms. disconcert. upset. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Causing feelings of anger and displeasure. aggravate. aggrieve. alienate. anger. annoy. bend. go too far idiom. goat. grate. hack someone off. harass. nark. rub someone the wrong way idiom.
verb. If you are discomfited by something, it causes you to feel slightly embarrassed or confused. [written] He will be particularly discomfited by the minister's dismissal of his plan. [be VERB -ed] The opposition leader has regularly discomfited him in parliament. [VERB noun] Synonyms: frustrate, beat, defeat, worst More Synonyms of discomfit.
1. to make uneasy, confused, or embarrassed. 2. to frustrate the plans or purpose of. 3. (Military) archaic to defeat in battle. [C14: from Old French desconfire to destroy, from des- (indicating reversal) + confire to make, from Latin conficere to produce; see confect] disˈcomfiter n. disˈcomfiture n.
discomfort. Definition of discomfit verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Discomfit Definition. dĭs-kŭmfĭt. discomfited, discomfiting, discomfits. Meanings. Synonyms. Definition Source. Origin. Verb. Noun. Adjective. Filter. verb. discomfited, discomfiting, discomfits. To defeat; overthrow. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To frustrate the plans or expectations of. Webster's New World. Similar definitions.
Discomfit definition, to confuse and deject; disconcert: to be discomfited by a question. See more.
