discomfited
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dis·com·fit
(dĭs-kŭm′fĭt)tr.v. dis·com·fit·ed, dis·com·fit·ing, dis·com·fits
1. To make uneasy or perplexed; disconcert. See Synonyms at embarrass.
2. Archaic To defeat in battle; vanquish.
n.
Archaic Discomfiture.
[Middle English discomfiten, from Old French desconfit, past participle of desconfire, descumfire, to defeat : des-, dis- + confire, to make (from Latin cōnficere, to prepare; see comfit).]
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discomfited
(dɪsˈkʌmfɪtɪd)adj
uncomfortable
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Noun | 1. | discomfited - people who are defeated; "the Romans had no pity for the defeated" people - (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively; "old people"; "there were at least 200 people in the audience" |
Adj. | 1. | discomfited - disappointingly unsuccessful; "disappointed expectations and thwarted ambitions"; "their foiled attempt to capture Calais"; "many frustrated poets end as pipe-smoking teachers"; "his best efforts were thwarted" unsuccessful - not successful; having failed or having an unfavorable outcome |
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