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

We cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, and repetition impresses the subconscious, and we are then master of the situation.
Florence Scovel Shinn