Associations to the word «Discomfit»

Wiktionary

DISCOMFIT, verb. (archaic) To defeat completely; to rout.
DISCOMFIT, verb. To defeat the plans or hopes of; to frustrate.
DISCOMFIT, verb. (proscribed) To embarrass greatly; to confuse; to perplex; to disconcert.
DISCOMFIT, adjective. (obsolete) discomfited; overthrown

Dictionary definition

DISCOMFIT, verb. Cause to lose one's composure.

Wise words

To use the same words is not a sufficient guarantee of understanding; one must use the same words for the same genus of inward experience; ultimately one must have one's experiences in common.
Friedrich Nietzsche