discomfit
41discomfiture — discomfit ► VERB (discomfited, discomfiting) ▪ make uneasy or embarrassed. DERIVATIVES discomfiture noun. ORIGIN originally in the sense «defeat in battle»: from Old French desconfire, from Latin conficere put together …
42embarrass — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. discomfort, demoralize, disconcert, discomfit, nonplus, bother, abash, encumber, trouble, hamper, complicate, perplex. See difficulty, hindrance, discontent. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To upset… …
43embarrass — embarrass, discomfit, abash, disconcert, rattle, faze mean to balk by confusing or confounding, but each word is capable of expressing precise and distinctive shades of meaning. Embarrass characteristically implies some influence which impedes… …
44embarrass — verb Etymology: French embarrasser, from Spanish embarazar, from Portuguese embaraçar, from em (from Latin in ) + baraça noose Date: 1672 transitive verb 1. a. to place in doubt, perplexity, or difficulties b. to involve in financial difficulties …
45Saint Catherine: Letter — ▪ Primary Source St. Catherine of Siena, a Dominican tertiary and mystic, was one of the most influential figures of 14th century Italy. She was widely celebrated for her uncompromising asceticism she is said to have subsisted solely on… …
46confuse — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. perplex, confound, disconcert; embroil, muddle; abash, embarrass. See disorder, humility, unintelligibility. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. puzzle, perplex, bewilder, confound, nonplus, disconcert, abash …
47faze — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. deter, daunt, ruffle; disconcert, bother, rattle, hold back, interfere with. See hindrance. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. disturb, disconcert, fluster, daunt; see disturb 2 , embarrass 1 . See Synonym… …
48rout — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. stampede, panic; discomfit, defeat, repulse. See success, failure, populace. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. flight, retreat, confusion; see defeat 2 , loss 1 . v. Syn. overcome, overthrow, scatter, hunt,… …
49discomfiture — mid 14c., from O.Fr. desconfiture rout, defeat (12c.; Mod.Fr. déconfiture), from desconfit (see DISCOMFIT (Cf. discomfit)) …
50discompose — discompose, disquiet, disturb, perturb, agitate, upset, fluster, flurry are comparable when they mean to excite one so as to destroy one s capacity for clear or collected thought or prompt action. Discompose is sometimes only slightly more… …
