discomfit

Englisch - Türkisch

Definition von discomfit im Englisch Türkisch wörterbuch: yenmek; bozmak; şaşırtmak; yen; mağlup etmek; bozgun; discomfiture rahatsızlık; mosmor etmek; {f} mosmor etmek (Argo); şaşkınlık; boz
Endişelenme. Şakan beni gerçekten bozmadı. - Don't worry. Your joke did not really discomfit me.; hezimet; yenilgi; {f} bozum etmek; {f} sinir etmek
discomfited: yenilmiş
discomfited: yen(mek)

Englisch - Englisch

Definition von discomfit im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch: To defeat the plans or hopes of; to frustrate
In these disguises, Maitland argued, he would certainly avoid recognition, and so discomfit any mischief planned by the enemies of Margaret.; To embarrass greatly; to confuse
She is a pretty, silly girl: but are you apprehensive that her titter will discomfit the old lady?.; To defeat completely; to rout
And Joshua discomfited Amalek and his people with the edge of the sword.; to put to confusion; {v} to defeat, overthrow, vanquish; {n} a defeat, an overthrow; To scatter in fight; to put to rout; to defeat; Rout; overthrow; discomfiture; To break up and frustrate the plans of; to balk&?; to throw into perplexity and dejection; to disconcert; {f} confuse, perplex; frustrate or hinder; thwart; If you are discomfited by something, it causes you to feel slightly embarrassed or confused. He will be particularly discomfited by the minister's dismissal of his plan The opposition leader has regularly discomfited him in parliament. + discomfited dis·com·fit·ed Will wanted to do likewise, but felt too discomfited. to make someone feel slightly uncomfortable, annoyed, or embarrassed (desconfit, past participle of desconfire , from confire ); cause to lose one's composure; Discomfited; overthrown; scomfit
discomfited: past of discomfit
discomfited: disappointingly unsuccessful; "disappointed expectations and thwarted ambitions"; "their foiled attempt to capture Calais"; "many frustrated poets end as pipe-smoking teachers"; "his best efforts were thwarted"
discomfited: caused to feel self-conscious and uncomfortable; "was discomfited by the personal questions"; "the child felt embarrassed by the attention of the adults
discomfited: people who are defeated; "the Romans had no pity for the defeated"
discomfiting: present participle of discomfit
discomfits: third-person singular of discomfit

discomfit

Silbentrennung

dis·com·fit

Synonyme

overthrow, vanquish, foil, thwart, abash, disconcert, annoy, baffle, balk, beat, bother, checkmate, confound, demoralize, discompose

Antonyme

surrender, yield

Aussprache

Etymologie

[ dis-'k&m(p)-f&t, es ] (transitive verb.) 13th century. desconfit, past participle of desconfire "to undo", "to destroy" des-, "completely" (dis-) + confire "to make", "to accomplish" conficere "to finish up", "to destroy" com- "with", "together" + facere "to make", "to do".