'Discomfit' definitions:
Definition of 'discomfit'
(from WordNet)
verb
Definition of 'Discomfit'
From: GCIDE
- 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 fight; to put to rout; to defeat. [1913 Webster]
- And his proud foes discomfit in victorious field. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To break up and frustrate the plans of; to balk? to throw into perplexity and dejection; to disconcert. [1913 Webster]
- Well, go with me and be not so discomfited. --Shak.
- Syn: To defeat; overthrow; overpower; vanquish; conquer; baffle; frustrate; confound; discourage. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Discomfit'
From: GCIDE
- Discomfit \Dis*com"fit\, a. Discomfited; overthrown. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Discomfit'
From: GCIDE
- Discomfit \Dis*com"fit\, n. Rout; overthrow; discomfiture. [1913 Webster]
- Such a discomfit as shall quite despoil him. --Milton. [1913 Webster] discomfited
Synonyms of 'discomfit'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abash,
- addle,
- addle the wits,
- annoy,
- appall,
- astound,
- baffle,
- balk,
- ball up,
- becloud,
- bedazzle,
- befuddle,
- bewilder,
- blast,
- bother,
- brave,
- bug,
- cast down,
- chagrin,
- challenge,
- check,
- checkmate,
- circumvent,
- cloud,
- confound,
- confront,
- confuse,
- contravene,
- counter,
- counteract,
- countermand,
- counterwork,
- cross,
- dash,
- daze,
- dazzle,
- defeat,
- defy,
- destroy,
- discombobulate,
- discompose,
- disconcert,
- discountenance,
- dish,
- dismay,
- disorganize,
- disorient,
- disrupt,
- disturb,
- elude,
- embarrass,
- entangle,
- faze,
- flummox,
- flurry,
- fluster,
- flutter,
- fog,
- foil,
- frustrate,
- fuddle,
- fuss,
- irk,
- knock the chocks,
- maze,
- mist,
- mix up,
- moider,
- mortify,
- muddle,
- nonplus,
- outdo,
- outwit,
- overcome,
- panic,
- perplex,
- perturb,
- pother,
- put out,
- put to flight,
- put to rout,
- raise hell,
- rattle,
- rout,
- ruffle,
- ruin,
- sabotage,
- scatter,
- scotch,
- spike,
- spoil,
- stampede,
- stonewall,
- stump,
- take aback,
- throw into confusion,
- thwart,
- trump,
- unnerve,
- unsettle,
- upset,
- vex,
- worry