DISCOMFIT

v. 1 embarrass, abash, disconcert, disturb, confuse, make uneasy or uncomfortable, discompose, fluster, ruffle, confound, perturb, upset, worry, unsettle, unnerve, Colloq rattle, US faze, discombobulate Being short, she was discomfited by references to her height 2 frustrate, foil, thwart, baffle, check, defeat, trump, outdo, outwit, overcome Discomfited by her violent reaction, her attacker fled