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Definition discomfit

Etymology

From Old French desconfit, past participle of desconfire (�to undo, to destroy�), from des- (�completely�), from Latin dis- + confire (�to make�), from Latin conficio (�to finish up, to destroy�), from com- (�with, together�) + facio (�to do, to make�).

Later sense of �to embarrass, to disconcert� due to confusion with unrelated discomfort.

Verb

discomfit (third-person singular simple present discomfits, present participle discomfiting or discomfitting, simple past and past participle discomfited or discomfitted) (transitive)

1. (archaic) To defeat completely; to rout.
2. (rare) To defeat the plans or hopes of; to frustrate.
3. To embarrass greatly; to confuse; to perplex; to disconcert.

Adjective

discomfit (comparative more discomfit, superlative most discomfit)

1. (obsolete) Discomfited; overthrown.

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