What is the meaning of discomfited?

noun

  • People who are defeated.
    • usage: "the Romans had no pity for the defeated"

verb

adjective

  • Disappointingly unsuccessful.
    • usage: "disappointed expectations and thwarted ambitions"; "their foiled attempt to capture Calais"; "many frustrated poets end as pipe-smoking teachers"; "his best efforts were thwarted"
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APAWordNet. (2010). discomfited. Retrieved September 21, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/discomfited/definitions/1172532
ChicagoWordNet. 2010. "discomfited" http://smartdefine.org/discomfited/definitions/1172532 (accessed September 21, 2026).
HarvardWordNet 2010, discomfited, Smart Define, viewed 21 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/discomfited/definitions/1172532>.
MLAWordNet. "discomfited" 23 October 2010. Web. 21 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/discomfited/definitions/1172532>
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