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Entry 4 senses · 3 variants Webster, 1913

Discomfit

· Dis·com·fit · IPA /dɪsˈkʌmfɪt/
01 v. t. To scatter in fight; to put to rout; to defeat.
imp. & p. p. Discomfited; p. pr. & vb. n. Discomfiting
  1. 1.
    To scatter in fight; to put to rout; to defeat.
    “And his proud foes discomfit in victorious field.” — Spenser.
  2. 2.
    To break up and frustrate the plans of; to balk� to throw into perplexity and dejection; to disconcert.
    “Well, go with me and be not so discomfited.” — Shak.
Syn. To defeat; overthrow; overpower; vanquish; conquer; baffle; frustrate; confound; discourage.
02 a. Discomfited; overthrown.
  1. 1.
    Discomfited; overthrown.[Obs.]
03 n. Rout; overthrow; discomfiture.
  1. 1.
    Rout; overthrow; discomfiture.
    “Such a discomfit as shall quite despoil him.” — Milton.