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discomfit
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
discomfits; discomfited; discomfiting
discomfits; discomfited; discomfiting
Learner's definition of DISCOMFIT
[+ object] formal
: to make (someone) confused or upset使困惑；使尴尬；使狼狈 — often used as (be) discomfited常用作(be) discomfited
- The governor was clearly discomfited [=disconcerted] by the question.州长显然被这个提问弄得很难堪。
dis·com·fit dis-ˈkəm(p)-fət 
especially Southern ˌdis-kəm-ˈfit
discomfited; discomfiting; discomfits
: 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. Unlike discomfort, discomfit has no connection to comfort, which comes ultimately from Latin com- plus fortis, meaning "strong." Instead, discomfit was borrowed from Anglo-French in the 13th century with the meaning "to defeat in battle." Within a couple centuries, discomfit had expanded beyond the battlefield to mean "to frustrate the plans of; to thwart," a meaning that eventually softened into the "to disconcert or confuse" use we find most often today—one quite close to the uneasiness and annoyance communicated by discomfort. For a time, usage commentators were keen to keep a greater distance between discomfit and discomfort; they recommended that discomfit be limited to "to completely defeat; to rout," but they've largely given up now, and the "disconcert or confuse" meaning is fully established. There is one major difference between discomfit and discomfort, though: discomfit is used almost exclusively as a verb, while discomfort is much more commonly used as a noun than a verb.
Example Sentences
Verb constant interruptions discomfited her in her attempt to finish the speech, and she finally gave up he was discomfited by the awkward situation of having his ex-girlfriend meet his current one
Recent Examples on the Web
Wsj Books Staff, WSJ, 8 Dec. 2021 It may also be seen as a way to discomfit the U.S. and serve as a bargaining chip to dissuade the U.S. from building missile defenses. Michael Peck, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2021 Singapore’s long reliance on a vast underclass of cheap labor from places like India, China, Bangladesh and Myanmar has discomfited some Singaporeans. Hannah Beech, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2020 An equally discomfiting element of the later books is what happens to Meg. Ruth Franklin, The New York Review of Books, 25 Feb. 2020 But in these packages, and in live broadcasts, the editing is meticulous, omitting anything that might discomfit the N.F.L.’s brass and team owners. Jody Rosen, New York Times, 12 Dec. 2019 The discomfiting fiction lends its name to a new exhibition of Kehinde Wiley’s work at the William Morris Gallery in London. The Economist, 28 Feb. 2020 Lange endured a fractious relationship with Stryker, who seemed deeply discomfited by a strong-minded woman. Arthur Lubow, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2020 All is provisional — a discomfiting proposition at first, but ultimately a relief. Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2019 Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2022 See More
Verb
Daringly written mostly without gender pronouns, the poems discomfit the reader in the best possible way. Wsj Books Staff, WSJ, 8 Dec. 2021 It may also be seen as a way to discomfit the U.S. and serve as a bargaining chip to dissuade the U.S. from building missile defenses. Michael Peck, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2021 Singapore’s long reliance on a vast underclass of cheap labor from places like India, China, Bangladesh and Myanmar has discomfited some Singaporeans. Hannah Beech, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2020 An equally discomfiting element of the later books is what happens to Meg. Ruth Franklin, The New York Review of Books, 25 Feb. 2020 But in these packages, and in live broadcasts, the editing is meticulous, omitting anything that might discomfit the N.F.L.’s brass and team owners. Jody Rosen, New York Times, 12 Dec. 2019 The discomfiting fiction lends its name to a new exhibition of Kehinde Wiley’s work at the William Morris Gallery in London. The Economist, 28 Feb. 2020 Lange endured a fractious relationship with Stryker, who seemed deeply discomfited by a strong-minded woman. Arthur Lubow, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2020 All is provisional — a discomfiting proposition at first, but ultimately a relief. Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2019 Noun
The discomfit of his rivals has been a political gift to Macron. Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Verb and Noun
Middle English, from Anglo-French descumfit, past participle of descumfire, from des- dis- + cumfire to prepare — more at comfit
First Known Use
Verb
13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2b
Noun
circa 1616, in the meaning defined above
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