discomfit
31discomfit — v 1. rout, trounce, drub, whip, crush, overwhelm, put to flight, floor, Sl. mop or wipe the floor with, Inf. make short work of; conquer, subjugate, vanquish, subdue, overpower, overthrow, master, overmaster; overcome, defeat, beat, worst, lick,… …
32discomfit — dis·com·fit …
33discomfit — dis•com•fit [[t]dɪsˈkʌm fɪt[/t]] v. t. 1) to confuse and deject; disconcert 2) to frustrate the plans of; thwart; foil 3) archaic to defeat utterly; rout 4) archaic rout; defeat • Etymology: 1175–1225; ME < AF descunfit, OF desconfit, ptp. of… …
34discomfit — /dɪsˈkʌmfət / (say dis kumfuht) verb (t) 1. to defeat utterly; rout. 2. to frustrate the plans of; thwart; foil. 3. to throw into perplexity and dejection; disconcert. {Middle English, from Old French desconfit, past participle of desconfire,… …
35discomfit — v.t. confuse, embarrass; thwart; defeat in battle …
36discomfit — v.tr. (discomfited, discomfiting) 1 a disconcert or baffle. b thwart. 2 archaic defeat in battle. Derivatives: discomfiture n. Etymology: ME f. disconfit f. OF past part. of desconfire f. Rmc (as DIS , L conficere put together: see CONFECTION) …
37discomfort, discomfit, discomfiture — The first of these words is widely used to refer to lack of comfort, uneasiness, and even mild pain: His wet clothing caused him considerable discomfort. Her distress over missing the train made her feel some discomfort. Discomfiture, a much… …
38discomfort — discomfit, discomfort Discomfit in current English means ‘to thwart the plans of’ (its original meaning) or ‘to embarrass or disconcert’. In its weaker second meaning, in which it occurs most often in the form discomfited, it overlaps with the… …
39Discomfited — Discomfit Dis*com fit, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Discomfited}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Discomfiting}.] [OF. desconfit, p. p. of desconfire, F. d[ e]confire; fr. L. dis + conficere to make ready, prepare, bring about. See {Comfit}, {Fact}.] 1. To scatter in… …
40Discomfiting — Discomfit Dis*com fit, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Discomfited}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Discomfiting}.] [OF. desconfit, p. p. of desconfire, F. d[ e]confire; fr. L. dis + conficere to make ready, prepare, bring about. See {Comfit}, {Fact}.] 1. To scatter in… …
