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discomfit

/dɪsˈkʌmfɪt/
verb
  1. To defeat completely; to rout.

    Similar: overthrow, vanquish

  2. To defeat the plans or hopes of; to frustrate; disconcert.

    Similar: foil, thwart

  3. To embarrass greatly; to confuse; to perplex; to disconcert.

    "Don't worry. Your joke did not really discomfit me."

    Similar: abash, disconcert

Synonymsabash, disconcert, foil, thwart, overthrow, vanquish
adjective
  1. Discomfited; overthrown.

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