Associations to the word «Discomfited»
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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
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.