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Discomfit v. t. (past & past part. discomfited; pres. part. discomfiting)

To scatter in fight; to put to rout; to defeat. "And his proud foes discomfit in victorious field."

To break up and frustrate the plans of; to disconcert. "Well, go with me and be not so discomfited."

Synonyms: To defeat; overthrow; overpower; vanquish; conquer; baffle; frustrate; confound; discourage.

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Etymology of 'Discomfit'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Discomfit" Quotes from Famous Books

... rowan, and yew, the wood of which was used in magical ceremonies described in Irish texts.[671] Fires of rowan were lit by the Druids of rival armies, and incantations said over them in order to discomfit the opposing host,[672] and the wood of all these trees is still believed to be efficacious against fairies ...

— The Religion of the Ancient Celts • J. A. MacCulloch

... sweet Jesus; for I hope that His aid will be near you, plenitude of divine grace, aid and support divine in the way that I said before. Out of war you will attain greatest peace; out of persecution, greatest unity; not by human power, but by holy virtue, you will discomfit those visible demons, wicked men, and those invisible demons who never ...

— Letters of Catherine Benincasa • Catherine Benincasa

... When he had recovered from the effects of the terrific discharge, the apparition had disappeared. Father Jose, awakened by the report, reached the spot only in time to chide the muleteer for wasting powder and ball in a contest with one whom a single ave would have been sufficient to utterly discomfit. What further reliance he placed on Ignacio's story is not known; but, in commemoration of a worthy Californian custom, the place was called La Canada de la Tentacion del Pio Muletero, or "The Glen of the Temptation of the Pious Muleteer," ...

— Legends and Tales • Bret Harte

... this embassy, the long looked-for object of her ambition, Lady Dashfort's scarlet velvet gown—"not yet a thread the worse for the wear!" One cordial look at this comforted her for the loss of her expected octogenaire; and she proceeded to discomfit her lady, by repeating the message with which strange old Mr. Reynolds had charged her. So ended all Lady Dashfort's hopes ...

— Tales and Novels, Vol. 6 • Maria Edgeworth

Words linked to "Discomfit" : abash, discompose, arouse, throw, elicit, unsettle, enervate, anguish, provoke, evoke, upset, hurt, raise, embarrass, enkindle, fire, bewilder