# discomfit

> English word · Verb · IPA /dɪsˈkʌmfɪt/

## Definitions
1. To embarrass (someone) greatly; to confuse; to perplex; to disconcert.
2. To defeat the plans or hopes of; to frustrate; disconcert.
3. To defeat completely; to rout.

## Etymology
From Middle English discomfiten, from Old French desconfit, past participle of desconfire (“to undo, to destroy”), from des- (“completely”), from Latin dis- + Old French confire (“to make”), from Latin cōnficiō (“to finish up, to destroy”), from com- (“with, together”) + faciō (“to do, to make”).
Later sense of “to embarrass, to disconcert” due to confusion with unrelated discomfort.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/discomfit