discomfiting

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Pronunciation

IPA /dɪsˈkʌmfətɪŋ/

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Verb

discomfiting verb

To defeat completely; to rout.
To defeat the plans or hopes of; to frustrate; disconcert.
To embarrass greatly; to confuse; to perplex; to disconcert.“Don't worry. Your joke did not really discomfit me.”

Adjective

discomfiting adjective

Tending to discomfit.

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abash disconcert foil thwart overthrow vanquish discomforting disconcerting troubling unsettling upsetting discompose discomfiture upset untune rout discomposing abashing

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