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What does discomfit mean?
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making you feel uncomfortable or uncertain: Being alone in the city at night was a very discomfiting experience. The degree of intimacy in his account is at times a bit discomfiting. Fewer examples. He's a very private man and the photo session is discomfiting for him.
- English (US)
adjective. formal us / dɪˈskʌm.fɪt̬.ɪŋ / uk / dɪˈskʌm.fɪt.ɪŋ...
- Znaczenie Discomfiting, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary
discomfiting definicja: 1. present participle of discomfit...
- English
to make someone feel uncomfortable, especially mentally....
- English (US)
to make someone feel uncomfortable, especially mentally. Synonyms. disconcert. upset. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Causing feelings of anger and displeasure. aggravate. aggrieve. alienate. anger. annoy. bend. go too far idiom. goat. grate. hack someone off. harass. nark. rub someone up the wrong way idiom.
: the state of being confused, embarrassed, or upset : discomfiture. Did you know? Disconcerted by discomfit and discomfort? While the two look similar and share some semantic territory, they’re etymologically unrelated.
adjective. formal us / dɪˈskʌm.fɪt̬.ɪŋ / uk / dɪˈskʌm.fɪt.ɪŋ / Add to word list. making you feel uncomfortable or uncertain: Being alone in the city at night was a very discomfiting experience. The degree of intimacy in his account is at times a little discomfiting. Fewer examples.
Definition of 'discomfit' COBUILD frequency band. discomfit. (dɪskʌmfɪt) Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense discomfits, present participle discomfiting, past tense, past participle discomfited. verb. If you are discomfitedby something, it causes you to feel slightly embarrassed or confused. [written]
To discomfit someone is to make them feel uncomfortable or upset. An easy way to discomfit another person is to use the age-old, childish trick of ignoring them. (Of course, we’re sure you would never do that, right? Right?) If you make someone blush, sweat, and generally want to disappear, you’ve discomfited her.
noun. Archaic. rout; defeat. discomfit. / dɪsˈkʌmfɪt / verb. to make uneasy, confused, or embarrassed. to frustrate the plans or purpose of. archaic. to defeat in battle.
