discomfit[verb]Synonyms: embarrass, abash, confound, confuse, disconcert, discountenance, faze, rattle
Related Words: annoy,
bother,
irk,
vex,
disturb,
perturb,
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dis‧com‧fit /dɪsˈkʌmfət, dɪsˈkʌmfɪt/
verb [transitive] formal[
Date: 1200-1300;
Language: Old French;
Origin: desconfit, past participle of desconfire 'to destroy', from confire 'to make']
to make someone feel slightly uncomfortable, annoyed, or embarrassed:
He was discomfited by her silence.—discomfiture noun [uncountable] [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲