discomfit

discomfit

thwart; confuse; frustrate; disconcert
Not to be confused with:discomfort – physical or mental distress

dis·com·fit

D0257300 (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.

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[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).]

discomfit

(dɪsˈkʌmfɪt) vb (tr) 1. to make uneasy, confused, or embarrassed2. to frustrate the plans or purpose of3. (Military) archaic to defeat in battle[C14: from Old French desconfire to destroy, from des- (indicating reversal) + confire to make, from Latin conficere to produce; see confect] disˈcomfiter n disˈcomfiture n

dis•com•fit

(dɪsˈkʌm fɪt)

v.t. 1. to confuse and deject; disconcert. 2. to frustrate the plans of; thwart; foil. 3. Archaic. to defeat utterly; rout. n. 4. Archaic. rout; defeat. [1175–1225; Middle English < Anglo-French descunfit, Old French desconfit, past participle of desconfire=des- dis-¹ + confire to make, accomplish < Latin conficere; see confect] dis•com′fit•er, n.

discomfit

Past participle: discomfited
Gerund: discomfiting

Imperative
discomfit
discomfit

Present
I discomfit
you discomfit
he/she/it discomfits
we discomfit
you discomfit
they discomfit

Preterite
I discomfited
you discomfited
he/she/it discomfited
we discomfited
you discomfited
they discomfited

Present Continuous
I am discomfiting
you are discomfiting
he/she/it is discomfiting
we are discomfiting
you are discomfiting
they are discomfiting

Present Perfect
I have discomfited
you have discomfited
he/she/it has discomfited
we have discomfited
you have discomfited
they have discomfited

Past Continuous
I was discomfiting
you were discomfiting
he/she/it was discomfiting
we were discomfiting
you were discomfiting
they were discomfiting

Past Perfect
I had discomfited
you had discomfited
he/she/it had discomfited
we had discomfited
you had discomfited
they had discomfited

Future
I will discomfit
you will discomfit
he/she/it will discomfit
we will discomfit
you will discomfit
they will discomfit

Future Perfect
I will have discomfited
you will have discomfited
he/she/it will have discomfited
we will have discomfited
you will have discomfited
they will have discomfited

Future Continuous
I will be discomfiting
you will be discomfiting
he/she/it will be discomfiting
we will be discomfiting
you will be discomfiting
they will be discomfiting

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been discomfiting
you have been discomfiting
he/she/it has been discomfiting
we have been discomfiting
you have been discomfiting
they have been discomfiting

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been discomfiting
you will have been discomfiting
he/she/it will have been discomfiting
we will have been discomfiting
you will have been discomfiting
they will have been discomfiting

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been discomfiting
you had been discomfiting
he/she/it had been discomfiting
we had been discomfiting
you had been discomfiting
they had been discomfiting

Conditional
I would discomfit
you would discomfit
he/she/it would discomfit
we would discomfit
you would discomfit
they would discomfit

Past Conditional
I would have discomfited
you would have discomfited
he/she/it would have discomfited
we would have discomfited
you would have discomfited
they would have discomfited

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

discomfit - cause to lose one's composure discompose, untune, upset, disconcertarouse, elicit, evoke, provoke, enkindle, kindle, fire, raise - call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy"faze, unnerve, unsettle, enervate - disturb the composure ofdissolve - cause to lose control emotionally; "The news dissolved her into tears"bemuse, discombobulate, bewilder, throw - cause to be confused emotionallyabash, embarrass - cause to be embarrassed; cause to feel self-consciousanguish, pain, hurt - cause emotional anguish or make miserable; "It pains me to see my children not being taught well in school"afflict - cause great unhappiness for; distress; "she was afflicted by the death of her parents"

discomfit

verb embarrass, unsettle, disconcert, confuse, rattle (informal), flurry, ruffle, confound, perplex, unnerve, take aback, fluster, perturb, faze, demoralize, take the wind out of someone's sails, abash, discompose He will be discomfited by the dismissal of his plan.

discomfit

verbTo cause (a person) to be self-consciously distressed:abash, chagrin, confound, confuse, discomfort, disconcert, discountenance, embarrass, faze, mortify.Idioms: put on the spot, throw for a loop.

Translations

使狼狈

discomfit

(disˈkamfit) verb to embarrass. He realized that his remarks had succeeded in discomfiting her. 使尷尬 使狼狈disˈcomfiture (-tʃə) noun 尷尬 狼狈