discomfitted

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: discombobulated. [WordNet 1.5]


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  • discombobulated — adj. confused; upset; as, the hecklers pelted the discombobulated speaker with anything that came to hand. Syn: discomfited, discomfitted, disconcerted. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 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

  • abashed — (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) a. [uh BASHED] embarrassed, ill at ease. Mary spoke unabashedly about contraceptives. SYN.: embarrassed, ashamed, humiliated, red faced, disconcerted, discomfitted, mortified, chagrined, disgraced. ANT …   English dictionary for students

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