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discomfit
English
Etymology
From Old French desconfit, past participle of desconfire (“to undo, to destroy”), from des- (“completely”), from Latin dis- + confire (“to make”), from Latin conficio (“to finish up, to destroy”), from com- (“with, together”) + facio (“to do, to make”).
Later sense of “to embarrass, to disconcert” due to confusion with unrelated discomfort.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d?s?k?mf?t/
Verb
discomfit (third-person singular simple present discomfits, present participle discomfiting or discomfitting, simple past and past participle discomfited or discomfitted) (transitive)
- (archaic) To defeat completely; to rout.
- Synonyms: overthrow, vanquish
- (rare) To defeat the plans or hopes of; to frustrate; disconcert.
- Synonyms: foil, thwart
- 1886, Andrew Lang, chapter 10, in The Mark Of Cain:
- 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; to perplex; to disconcert.
- Synonyms: abash, disconcert; see also Thesaurus:abash
Usage notes
While the word is widely used to mean “to embarrass, to disconcert”, prescriptive usage considers this a mistake (confusion with discomfort), and restricts discomfit to meaning “to defeat”. However, Merriam–Webster notes that “[...] the sense "to discomfort or disconcert" has become thoroughly established and is the most prevalent meaning of the word.”
Translations
See also
- discomfort
Adjective
discomfit (comparative more discomfit, superlative most discomfit)
- (obsolete) Discomfited; overthrown.
Further reading
- “discomfit”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
References
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discompose
English
Etymology
dis- +? compose.
Verb
discompose (third-person singular simple present discomposes, present participle discomposing, simple past and past participle discomposed)
- (transitive) To destroy the composure of; to disturb or agitate.
- 1853, Charles Dickens, Bleak House, ch 3:
- You will not be discomposed by the Lord Chancellor, I dare say?
- 1853, Charles Dickens, Bleak House, ch 3:
- (transitive) To disarrange, or throw into a state of disorder.
Synonyms
- agitate
- perturb
- unsettle
Translations
See also
- decompose
Italian
Verb
discompose
- third-person singular past historic of discomporre
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