- discomfited
- discomfited discomfited n. pl.
people who are defeated.
Syn: defeated. [WordNet 1.5]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
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discomfited — discomfitted discomfittedadj. 1. thwarted; used especially of feelings of defeat and discouragement. Syn: baffled, balked, discouraged, frustrated, disconcerted. [WordNet 1.5] 2. same as {discombobulated}. Syn: discombobulated. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Discomfited — Discomfit Dis*com fit, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Discomfited}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Discomfiting}.] [OF. desconfit, p. p. of desconfire, F. d[ e]confire; fr. L. dis + conficere to make ready, prepare, bring about. See {Comfit}, {Fact}.] 1. To scatter in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
discomfited — Synonyms and related words: abashed, afflicted, agitated, all up with, amiss, askew, awry, beat, beaten, beset, bested, bothered, cast down, chagrined, chapfallen, cockeyed, confounded, confused, convulsed, defeated, deranged, disarranged,… … Moby Thesaurus
discomfited — dis·com·fit || dɪs kÊŒmfɪt v. confuse, perplex; frustrate or hinder; thwart … English contemporary dictionary
discomfited — I noun people who are defeated (Freq. 1) the Romans had no pity for the defeated • Syn: ↑defeated • Hypernyms: ↑people II adjective disappointingly unsuccessful … Useful english dictionary
discomfitted — discomfited discomfited discomfitted discomfittedadj. 1. thwarted; used especially of feelings of defeat and discouragement. Syn: baffled, balked, discouraged, frustrated, disconcerted. [WordNet 1.5] 2. same as {discombobulated}. Syn:… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
discomfit — [[t]dɪskʌ̱mfɪt[/t]] discomfits, discomfiting, discomfited VERB If you are discomfited by something, it causes you to feel slightly embarrassed or confused. [WRITTEN] [be V ed] He will be particularly discomfited by the minister s dismissal of his … English dictionary
defeated — I noun people who are defeated the Romans had no pity for the defeated • Syn: ↑discomfited • Derivationally related forms: ↑discomfited (for: ↑discomfited) … Useful english dictionary
embarrass — embarrass, discomfit, abash, disconcert, rattle, faze mean to balk by confusing or confounding, but each word is capable of expressing precise and distinctive shades of meaning. Embarrass characteristically implies some influence which impedes… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
discomfit — discomfit, discomfort Discomfit in current English means ‘to thwart the plans of’ (its original meaning) or ‘to embarrass or disconcert’. In its weaker second meaning, in which it occurs most often in the form discomfited, it overlaps with the… … Modern English usage
