discomfitedadj.

Brit.

/dɪˈskʌmfᵻtᵻd/, U.S.

/dɪˈskəmfədəd/

Forms: 1500s– discomfited, 1800s discomfitted.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: discomfit v., -ed suffix¹.

Etymology: < discomfit v. + -ed suffix¹. Compare slightly earlier discomfect adj., and also discomforted adj.

1. Defeated in battle; beaten, routed; vanquished. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > defeat > [adjective]

matec1225

conquestc1400

convictc1430

triumphate1471

devict?a1475

vanquishedc1485

discomfecta1529

overcome1530

profligate1535

discomfited1538

defeatc1540

discomfishedc1540

suppriseda1547

beaten1550

conquered1552

ydaunted1581

overmastereda1586

expugned1598

profligated1599

tattered1599

triumphed1605

overcomed1607

fight-rac't?1611

convicteda1616

worsted1641

foiled1810

lost1822

defeateda1859

outfought1891

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > disappointment > [adjective] > of purpose: frustrated

frustrate1447

discomfited1538

discomfishedc1540

frustrateda1643

balked1704

thwarted1828

1538 T. Elyot Dict. at Effusus Discomfited, scattered.

1574 T. Tymme tr. J. de Serres Three Partes Comm. Ciuill Warres Fraunce v. 193 Then hee ran and told this thing ioyfully to his fellowes, that thei might see the discomfited enemy fleeing away.

1576 A. Fleming tr. Hippocrates in Panoplie Epist. 288 They blowe, and pant like discomfited souldiers.

1603 R. Knolles Gen. Hist. Turkes 170 The rest of his discomfited armie flying headlong backe againe to Constantinople.

1796 E. Inchbald Nature & Art II. xliii. 165 After uttering this reflection that had preyed upon his mind, he sat down on the road side to rest his discomfited limbs, before he could proceed farther.

1837 Knickerbocker July 74 It was the silent, dismal march of a funeral train, rather than the hurried flight of a routed and discomfited army.

1862 Wisconsin State Jrnl. 6 Oct. 2/3 Fresh regiments would again appear upon the grounds their discomfited ranks had left, and with a cheer would rush on for a charge upon the ‘Black Hats’.

1971 H. Thomas Cuba (1998) xvii. 214 Narciso López, the discomfited rebel of June 1848, was nevertheless still at large.

2. Thrown into perplexity, dejection, or confusion; (now chiefly in weakened sense) made uneasy, embarrassed, or uncomfortable; disconcerted.

ΚΠ

1799 Deb. House Commons Ireland on Union 46 The doleful and discomfited visages of the miserable groupe whom I see before me.

1843 Rover 1 201 Arabella herself looked uneasy and discomfited.

1883 S. Rich Truro–Cape Cod xviii. 314 The young minister mused a moment with a discomfitted countenance.

1928 A. Huxley Point Counter Point iv. 52 Turning away from the two discomfited young girls, Lady Edward was almost run down by a very tall and burly man.

1985 Bull. Atomic Scientists June 24/1 A discomfited Japanese government rushed to deny Reischauer's claim.

2003 Guardian 15 Feb. (Guide Suppl.) 10/1 The teenager has the grace to look mildly discomfited.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	discomfited
释义	discomfitedadj. Brit. /dɪˈskʌmfᵻtᵻd/, U.S. /dɪˈskəmfədəd/ Forms: 1500s– discomfited, 1800s discomfitted. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: discomfit v., -ed suffix¹. Etymology: < discomfit v. + -ed suffix¹. Compare slightly earlier discomfect adj., and also discomforted adj. 1. Defeated in battle; beaten, routed; vanquished. Now rare. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > defeat > [adjective] matec1225 conquestc1400 convictc1430 triumphate1471 devict?a1475 vanquishedc1485 discomfecta1529 overcome1530 profligate1535 discomfited1538 defeatc1540 discomfishedc1540 suppriseda1547 beaten1550 conquered1552 ydaunted1581 overmastereda1586 expugned1598 profligated1599 tattered1599 triumphed1605 overcomed1607 fight-rac't?1611 convicteda1616 worsted1641 foiled1810 lost1822 defeateda1859 outfought1891 the mind > mental capacity > expectation > disappointment > [adjective] > of purpose: frustrated frustrate1447 discomfited1538 discomfishedc1540 frustrateda1643 balked1704 thwarted1828 1538 T. Elyot Dict. at Effusus Discomfited, scattered. 1574 T. Tymme tr. J. de Serres Three Partes Comm. Ciuill Warres Fraunce v. 193 Then hee ran and told this thing ioyfully to his fellowes, that thei might see the discomfited enemy fleeing away. 1576 A. Fleming tr. Hippocrates in Panoplie Epist. 288 They blowe, and pant like discomfited souldiers. 1603 R. Knolles Gen. Hist. Turkes 170 The rest of his discomfited armie flying headlong backe againe to Constantinople. 1796 E. Inchbald Nature & Art II. xliii. 165 After uttering this reflection that had preyed upon his mind, he sat down on the road side to rest his discomfited limbs, before he could proceed farther. 1837 Knickerbocker July 74 It was the silent, dismal march of a funeral train, rather than the hurried flight of a routed and discomfited army. 1862 Wisconsin State Jrnl. 6 Oct. 2/3 Fresh regiments would again appear upon the grounds their discomfited ranks had left, and with a cheer would rush on for a charge upon the ‘Black Hats’. 1971 H. Thomas Cuba (1998) xvii. 214 Narciso López, the discomfited rebel of June 1848, was nevertheless still at large. 2. Thrown into perplexity, dejection, or confusion; (now chiefly in weakened sense) made uneasy, embarrassed, or uncomfortable; disconcerted. ΚΠ 1799 Deb. House Commons Ireland on Union 46 The doleful and discomfited visages of the miserable groupe whom I see before me. 1843 Rover 1 201 Arabella herself looked uneasy and discomfited. 1883 S. Rich Truro–Cape Cod xviii. 314 The young minister mused a moment with a discomfitted countenance. 1928 A. Huxley Point Counter Point iv. 52 Turning away from the two discomfited young girls, Lady Edward was almost run down by a very tall and burly man. 1985 Bull. Atomic Scientists June 24/1 A discomfited Japanese government rushed to deny Reischauer's claim. 2003 Guardian 15 Feb. (Guide Suppl.) 10/1 The teenager has the grace to look mildly discomfited. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1538
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