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 discomfit [dis'kʌmfit]   添加此单词到默认生词本
vt. 打乱, 挫败, 使破灭

  1. He was discomfited by the unexpected questions.
    意料不到的问题使得他十分尴尬。


discomfit
[ verb ]
cause to lose one's composure
<verb.emotion> discompose disconcert untune upset


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 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.


Discomfit \Dis*com"fit\, a.
Discomfited; overthrown. [Obs.]


Discomfit \Dis*com"fit\, n.
Rout; overthrow; discomfiture.

Such a discomfit as shall quite despoil him. --Milton.

  1. As monopolies, many would rather put off an unhappy member of the public than discomfit the routine of their own employees.
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