Associations to the word «Discomfited»

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

The right word may be effective, but no word was ever as effective as a rightly timed pause.
Mark Twain