Discomfit

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To make uneasy or perplexed; disconcert. See Synonyms at embarrass.
  • v. To thwart the plans of; frustrate.
  • v. Archaic To defeat in battle; vanquish.
  • n. Discomfiture.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To defeat completely; to rout.
  • v. To defeat the plans or hopes of; to frustrate.
  • v. To embarrass greatly; to confuse; to perplex; to disconcert.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To scatter in fight; to put to rout; to defeat.
  • v. To break up and frustrate the plans of; to balk� to throw into perplexity and dejection; to disconcert.
  • adj. Discomfited; overthrown.
  • n. Rout; overthrow; discomfiture.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To foil or thwart in battle; overcome completely in fighting; defeat; rout.
  • To disconcert; foil; frustrate the plans of; throw into perplexity and dejection.
  • Synonyms Overpower, Rout, etc. See defeat.
  • n. Rout; defeat; discomfiture.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. cause to lose one's composure
    • Verb Form
    discomfited    discomfiting    discomfits    discomfitting   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    elicit    evoke    raise    arouse    enkindle   
    Cross Reference
    defeat   
    Hyponym
    abash    unnerve    bewilder    pain    unsettle   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    vanquish    discourage    defeat    confound    conquer   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    crestfallen    downcast    bemused    panic-stricken    abashed   
     
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