单词 | discomfit |
释义 | discomfit —discomfiter, n. /dis kum"fit/, v.t. 1. to confuse and deject; disconcert: to be discomfited by a question. 2. to frustrate the plans of; thwart; foil. 3. Archaic. to defeat utterly; rout: The army was discomfited in every battle. n. 4. Archaic. rout; defeat. [1175-1225; ME < AF descunfit, OF desconfit, ptp. of desconfire, equiv. to des- DIS-1 + confire to make, accomplish < L conficere; see CONFECT] Syn. 1. discompose, embarrass, disturb. |
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