Definitions for discomfit
dɪsˈkʌm fɪtdis·com·fit

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. upset, discompose, untune, disconcert, discomfitverb

   cause to lose one's composure

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. discomfitverb

   To defeat completely; to rout.

2. discomfitverb

   To defeat the plans or hopes of; to frustrate.

3. discomfitverb

   To embarrass greatly; to confuse; to perplex; to disconcert.

4. Etymology: From desconfit, past participle of desconfire, from des-, from dis- + confire, from Latin conficio, from com- + facio.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Discomfitnoun

   Defeat; rout; overthrow.

   Etymology: from the verb.

   Fly you must: incurable discomfit
   Reigns in the hearts of all our present party. William Shakespeare, H. VI.

   Dagon must stoop, and shall ere long receive
   Such a discomfit, as shall quite despoil him
   Of all these boasted trophies. John Milton, Agonistes, l. 468.

2. To DISCOMFITverb

   To defeat; to conquer; to vanquish; to overpower; to subdue; to beat; to overthrow.

   Etymology: desconfire, Fr. sconfiggere, Ital. as if from disconfigere, Latin.

   Fight against that monstrous rebel, Cade,
   Whom, since, I heard to be discomfited. William Shakespeare, Hen. VI.

   Joshua discomfited Amelek and his people with the edge of the sword. Exod. xvii. 13.

   He, fugitive, declin’d superior strength;
   Discomfited, pursu’d, in the sad chace
   Ten thousand ignominious fall. Phillips.

   While many of my gallant countrymen are employed in pursuing rebels, half discomfited through the consciousness of their guilt, I shall labour to improve those victories to the good of my fellow subjects. Joseph Addison, Freeholder, №. 16.

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1. discomfit

   Discomfit is a verb that means to make someone feel uneasy, uncomfortable, or embarrassed. It can also refer to the act of thwarting or defeating someone or their plans.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Discomfitverb

   to scatter in fight; to put to rout; to defeat

2. Discomfitverb

   to break up and frustrate the plans of; to balk/ to throw into perplexity and dejection; to disconcert

3. Discomfitadjective

   discomfited; overthrown

4. Discomfitnoun

   rout; overthrow; discomfiture

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Discomfit

   dis-kum′fit, v.t. to disconcert, to balk: to defeat or rout;—pr.p. discom′fiting; pa.p. discom′fited.—n. (Milt.) defeat.—n. Discom′fiture. [O. Fr. desconfit, pa.p. of desconfire—L. dis, neg., conficĕre, to prepare—con, inten., facĕre, to make.]

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. discomfit

   Defeat, rout, overthrow.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of discomfit in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of discomfit in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=discomfit
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Discomfit
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=discomfit
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/discomfit
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=discomfit
7. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html