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 Definitions of discomfit  [ɪsˈkʌm fɪt]  

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Definition of 'discomfit' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (v.t.) discomfit
to confuse and deject; disconcert.

2.  discomfit
to frustrate the plans of; thwart; foil.

3.  discomfit
Archaic. to defeat utterly; rout.

4. (n.) discomfit
Archaic. rout; defeat.

Etymology:  (1175–1225; ME < AF descunfit, OF desconfit, ptp. of desconfire=des-dis -1+confire to make, accomplish < L conficere; see confect)

Definition of 'discomfit' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (verb) upset, discompose, untune, disconcert, discomfit
cause to lose one's composure


Definition of 'discomfit' Webster Dictionary 

1. (adj) discomfit
discomfited; overthrown

2. (noun) discomfit
rout; overthrow; discomfiture

3. (verb) discomfit
to scatter in fight; to put to rout; to defeat

4. (verb) discomfit
to break up and frustrate the plans of; to balk/ to throw into perplexity and dejection; to disconcert


Translation of 'discomfit' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: to embarrass
He realized that his remarks had succeeded in discomfiting her.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: verleë maak, in verleenth Arabic flag Arabic: يُرْبِك، يُحْرِج Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: смущавам
Brazilian flag Brazilian: embaraçar Czech flag Czech: uvést do rozpaků German flag German: besiegen, verwirren
Danish flag Danish: gøre forlegen; bringe ud Greek flag Greek: φέρνω σε δύσκολη θέση Spanish flag Spanish: turbar, desconcertar
Estonian flag Estonian: kimbatusse ajama Farsi flag Farsi: ناراحت و نگران کردن؛ شرمن Finnish flag Finnish: nolata
French flag French: déconcerter Hebrew flag Hebrew: לְהָבִיך Hindi flag Hindi: हरा देना, छक्के छुड़ा देन
Croatian flag Croatian: osujetiti, pomesti račune Hungarian flag Hungarian: zavarba hoz Indonesian flag Indonesian: mempermalukan
Icelandic flag Icelandic: komaúr jafnvægi Italian flag Italian: sconcertare Japanese flag Japanese: 当惑させる
Korean flag Korean: 당황케 하다 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: sutrikdyti, sukelti sumiš Latvian flag Latvian: apmulsināt; radīt neērtīb
Malay flag Malay: gelisah Dutch flag Dutch: van zijn stuk brengen Norwegian flag Norwegian: forfjamse, bringe ut av f
Polish flag Polish: zmieszać Persian flag Persian: ناراحت و نگران کردن؛ شرمن Pashto flag Pashto: شرم، پښيماني، سپكوالى، خج
Portuguese flag Portuguese: embaraçar Romanian flag Romanian: a puneîn încurcătură Russian flag Russian: смущать
Slovak flag Slovak: priviesť do rozpakov Slovenian flag Slovenian: v zadrego spraviti Serbian flag Serbian: zbuniti
Swedish flag Swedish: bringa ur fattningen, gör Thai flag Thai: ทำให้กระอักกระอ่วน Turkish flag Turkish: utandırmak
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 使尷尬 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: вражати, бентежити Urdu flag Urdu: عاجز کرنا
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: làm bối rối Chinese flag Chinese: 使狼狈

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