'Discomfited' definitions:
Definition of 'discomfited'
(from WordNet)
adjective
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" [syn: defeated, disappointed, discomfited, foiled, frustrated, thwarted]
noun
People who are defeated; "the Romans had no pity for the defeated" [syn: defeated, discomfited]
Definition of 'Discomfited'
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 'discomfited'
From: GCIDE
- discomfited \discomfited\ discomfitted \discomfitted\adj.
- 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]
Definition of 'discomfited'
From: GCIDE
- discomfited \discomfited\ n. pl. people who are defeated.
- Syn: defeated. [WordNet 1.5]
Synonyms of 'discomfited'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abashed,
- afflicted,
- agitated,
- all up with,
- amiss,
- askew,
- awry,
- beat,
- beaten,
- beset,
- bested,
- bothered,
- cast down,
- chagrined,
- chapfallen,
- cockeyed,
- confounded,
- confused,
- convulsed,
- defeated,
- deranged,
- disarranged,
- discomforted,
- discomposed,
- disconcerted,
- dislocated,
- disordered,
- disorderly,
- disorganized,
- disquieted,
- distressed,
- disturbed,
- done for,
- done in,
- down,
- embarrassed,
- fallen,
- fixed,
- floored,
- haywire,
- hors de combat,
- hung up,
- ill at ease,
- in disorder,
- lambasted,
- lathered,
- licked,
- misplaced,
- mortified,
- on the fritz,
- on the skids,
- out of countenance,
- out of gear,
- out of joint,
- out of kelter,
- out of kilter,
- out of order,
- out of place,
- out of tune,
- out of whack,
- outdone,
- overborne,
- overcome,
- overmastered,
- overmatched,
- overpowered,
- overridden,
- overthrown,
- overturned,
- overwhelmed,
- panicked,
- perturbed,
- put to rout,
- put-out,
- put-upon,
- roily,
- routed,
- ruined,
- scattered,
- settled,
- shuffled,
- silenced,
- skinned,
- skinned alive,
- stampeded,
- trimmed,
- troubled,
- trounced,
- turbid,
- turbulent,
- uncomfortable,
- undone,
- uneasy,
- unsettled,
- upset,
- whelmed,
- whipped,
- worsted