DISCOMFIT

 Dictionary entry overview: What does discomfit mean? 

• DISCOMFIT (verb)
  The verb DISCOMFIT has 1 sense:

1. cause to lose one's composure

  Familiarity information: DISCOMFIT used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DISCOMFIT (verb)

Meaning:

Cause to lose one's composure

Classified under:

Verbs of feeling

Synonyms:

discomfit; discompose; untune; disconcert; upset

Hypernyms (to "discomfit" is one way to...):

arouse; elicit; enkindle; evoke; fire; kindle; provoke; raise (call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses))

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "discomfit"):

enervate; faze; unnerve; unsettle (disturb the composure of)

dissolve (cause to lose control emotionally)

bemuse; bewilder; discombobulate; throw (cause to be confused emotionally)

abash; embarrass (cause to be embarrassed; cause to feel self-conscious)

anguish; hurt; pain (cause emotional anguish or make miserable)

afflict (cause great unhappiness for; distress)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

Sentence example:

The performance is likely to discomfit Sue