discomfit

English - Turkish

Definition of discomfit in English Turkish dictionary: bozmak; yen; mağlup etmek; şaşırtmak; yenmek; discomfiture rahatsızlık; {f} mosmor etmek (Argo); hezimet; bozgun; mosmor etmek; {f} sinir etmek; {f} bozum etmek; yenilgi; şaşkınlık; boz
Endişelenme. Şakan beni gerçekten bozmadı. - Don't worry. Your joke did not really discomfit me.
discomfited: yenilmiş
discomfited: yen(mek)

English - English

Definition of discomfit in English English dictionary: To embarrass greatly; to confuse
She is a pretty, silly girl: but are you apprehensive that her titter will discomfit the old lady?.; To defeat completely; to rout
And Joshua discomfited Amalek and his people with the edge of the sword.; To defeat the plans or hopes of; to frustrate
In these disguises, Maitland argued, he would certainly avoid recognition, and so discomfit any mischief planned by the enemies of Margaret.; to put to confusion; {n} a defeat, an overthrow; {v} to defeat, overthrow, vanquish; To break up and frustrate the plans of; to balk&?; to throw into perplexity and dejection; to disconcert; To scatter in fight; to put to rout; to defeat; Discomfited; overthrown; cause to lose one's composure; If you are discomfited by something, it causes you to feel slightly embarrassed or confused. He will be particularly discomfited by the minister's dismissal of his plan The opposition leader has regularly discomfited him in parliament. + discomfited dis·com·fit·ed Will wanted to do likewise, but felt too discomfited. to make someone feel slightly uncomfortable, annoyed, or embarrassed (desconfit, past participle of desconfire , from confire ); {f} confuse, perplex; frustrate or hinder; thwart; Rout; overthrow; discomfiture; scomfit
discomfited: past of discomfit
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"
discomfited: caused to feel self-conscious and uncomfortable; "was discomfited by the personal questions"; "the child felt embarrassed by the attention of the adults
discomfited: people who are defeated; "the Romans had no pity for the defeated"
discomfiting: present participle of discomfit
discomfits: third-person singular of discomfit

discomfit

Hyphenation

dis·com·fit

Synonyms

overthrow, vanquish, foil, thwart, abash, disconcert, annoy, baffle, balk, beat, bother, checkmate, confound, demoralize, discompose

Antonyms

surrender, yield

Pronunciation

Etymology

() desconfit, past participle of desconfire "to undo", "to destroy" des-, "completely" (dis-) + confire "to make", "to accomplish" conficere "to finish up", "to destroy" com- "with", "together" + facere "to make", "to do".