English

Etymology
< Old French desconfit, past participle of desconfire "to undo", "to destroy" < des-, "completely" (< Latin dis-#Latin|dis-) + confire "to make", "to accomplish" < Latin conficere "to finish up", "to destroy" < com-#Latin|com- "with", "together" + facere "to make", "to do".

Verb
en-verb

1. To defeat completely; to rout.
2. To defeat the plans or hopes of; to frustrate.

#:The enemy was discomfited by our sudden attack from ambush. Joshua discomfited Amalek and his people with the edge of the sword. -- Exodus, 17:13

1. To embarrass greatly; to confuse.

Synonyms
(1) overthrow, vanquish
(2) foil
(3) abash, disconcert

Translations

trans-top|to embarrass greatly (3)
French: déconfire
trans-mid
trans-bottom

io:discomfit
it:discomfit
te:discomfit
vi:discomfit
zh:discomfit

• 2007-10-25 06:53 - Connel MacKenzie - {top/mid/bot}->trans, [[User:Connel MacKenzie/Format|fmt]]

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