Discomfited Definition & Meaning
discomfited
- adjective
- disappointingly unsuccessful; "disappointed expectations and thwarted ambitions"; "their foiled attempt to capture Calais"; "many frustrated poets end as pipe-smoking teachers"; "his best efforts were thwarted"
- noun
- people who are defeated; "the Romans had no pity for the defeated"
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- What does discomfited mean?
- disappointingly unsuccessful; "disappointed expectations and thwarted ambitions"; "their foiled attempt to capture Calais"; "many frustrated poets end as pipe-smoking teachers"; "his best efforts were thwarted" people who are defeated; "the Romans had no pity for the defeated"
- What part of speech is discomfited?
- Discomfited is an adjective and a noun.
- How many definitions does discomfited have?
- Discomfited has 2 definitions across 2 parts of speech (adjective, noun).