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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024dis•com•fit /dɪsˈkʌmfɪt/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object]- to confuse and deject;
upset;
disconcert:The tricky question about his finances discomfited the mayor.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024dis•com•fit (dis kum′fit),USA pronunciation v.t. - to confuse and deject;
disconcert:to be discomfited by a question. - to frustrate the plans of;
thwart;
foil. - [Archaic.]to defeat utterly;
rout:The army was discomfited in every battle.
n. - [Archaic.]rout;
defeat.
- Latin conficere; see confect
- Anglo-French descunfit, Old French desconfit, past participle of desconfire, equivalent. to des- dis-1 + confire to make, accomplish
- Middle English 1175–1225
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged discompose, embarrass, disturb.
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