Dis·com·fit v. t. [imp. & p. p. Discomfited; p. pr. & vb. n. Discomfiting.]
1. To scatter in fight; to put to rout; to defeat.
And his proud foes discomfit in victorious field. --Spenser.
2. To break up and frustrate the plans of; to balk░ to throw into perplexity and dejection; to disconcert.
Well, go with me and be not so discomfited. --Shak.
Syn: -- To defeat; overthrow; overpower; vanquish; conquer; baffle; frustrate; confound; discourage.
discomfited
adj 1: 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" [syn: defeated,
disappointed, foiled, frustrated, thwarted]
2: caused to feel self-conscious and uncomfortable; "was
discomfited by the personal questions"; "the child felt
embarrassed by the attention of the adults" [syn: embarrassed]
n : people who are defeated; "the Romans had no pity for the
defeated" [syn: defeated]