DISCOMFIT


Meaning of DISCOMFIT in English

[ dɪs'kʌmfɪt ]

■ verb ( ~s , ~ing , ~ed ) make uneasy or embarrassed.

Derivatives

~ure noun

Origin

ME (in the sense 'defeat in battle'): from OFr. desconfit , past participle of desconfire , based on L. dis- (expressing reversal) + conficere (see confect ).

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