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Discomfit
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 1 of 3
Part of speech: noun (n.)
Rout; overthrow; discomfiture. Such as discomfort as shall quite despoil him. Milton.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 3
Part of speech: verb (v.)
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 Well, go with me and be not so discomfited. Shak.
Synonyms: defeat; overthrow; overpower; vanquish; conquer; baffle; frustrate; confound; discourage.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 3 of 3
Part of speech: adjective (a.)
Discomfited; overthrown. [Obs.]