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English Dictionary: discomfited	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for discomfited
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
discomfited adj 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" Synonym(s): defeated, disappointed, discomfited, foiled, frustrated, thwarted n people who are defeated; "the Romans had no pity for the defeated" Synonym(s): defeated, discomfited
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Discomfit \Dis*com"fit\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Discomfited}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Discomfiting}.] [OF. desconfit, p. p. of desconfire, F. d[82]confire; fr. L. dis- + conficere to make ready, prepare, bring about. See {Comfit}, {Fact}.] 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.