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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. [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).]discomfited (dɪsˈkʌmfɪtɪd) adjuncomfortableThesaurusNoun | 1. | discomfited - people who are defeated; "the Romans had no pity for the defeated"defeatedpeople - (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"disappointed, foiled, frustrated, thwarted, defeatedunsuccessful - not successful; having failed or having an unfavorable outcome | TranslationsdiscomfitedenUK Related to discomfited: instigating, dictatesSynonyms for discomfitednoun people who are defeatedSynonymsRelated Wordsadj disappointingly unsuccessfulSynonyms- disappointed
- foiled
- frustrated
- thwarted
- defeated
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