Discomfit is a verb meaning to confuse, embarrass, or thwart someone's plans. It originated in Old French 'desconfirre' (to defeat).
Discomfit es un verbo que significa confundir, avergonzar o frustrar los planes de alguien. Se originó en el francés antiguo 'desconfirre' (derrotar).
| Front | discomfit \dis-KUHM-fit\ |
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| Back | verb tr. 1. To confuse or embarrass. 2. To thwart the plans of. [From Old French desconfit (defeated), past participle of desconfire (to defeat), from des- (not) + confire (to make), from Latin facere (to make). Earliest documented use: around 1230.] "Berlusconi accuses politically motivated prosecutors of leaking details of investigations to discomfit him." - Unbalanced Scales; The Economist (London, UK); Oct 8, 2011. |
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