[dis.com.fit] vt [ME, fr. OF desconfit, pp. of desconfire, fr. des- dis- + confire to prepare--more at comfit] (13c) 1 a archaic: to defeat in battle b: to frustrate the plans of: thwart
2: to put into a state of perplexity and embarrassment: disconcert syn see embarrass
[2]discomfit n (15c): discomfiture