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Definition of discomfit verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

discomfit

verb

NAmE//dɪsˈkʌmfət//

[often passive] discomfit somebody (literary)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they discomfit

he / she / it discomfits

past simple discomfited

-ing form discomfiting

to make someone feel confused or embarrassed He was not noticeably discomfited by the request.

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discomfiture

NAmE//dɪsˈkʌmfətʃər//

noun [uncountable] He was clearly taking delight in her discomfiture.See discomfit in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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