Discomfited

/dɪsˈkʌmfɪtɪd/ adjective

Definition

Feeling embarrassed, confused, or defeated; thrown off balance emotionally or socially.

Etymology

Past tense and past participle of discomfit; the -ed ending marks it as completed action or resulting state.

Kelly Says

Despite sounding like it might relate to 'comfort,' 'discomfited' is etymologically separate — it comes from warfare while 'comfort' comes from Latin 'fortis' (strong), so they're completely different word families that just happen to sound similar.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አንደኛ ነው
an-den-nya ne-w
ARالعربية
مُحبط
muh-bat
BNবাংলা
অসন্তুষ্ট
os-an-toosh-t
CACatalà
desconcertant
des-kon-ser-tan
CSČeština
rozpačitý
ro-zpa-chi-ty
DADansk
nedbrudt
ned-broo-dt
DEDeutsch
entmutigt
ent-moo-ti-gt
ELΕλληνικά
απογοητευμένος
a-po-go-e-tef-men-os
ESEspañol
desanimado
des-a-nee-mah-doh
FAفارسی
دلخراش
del-khor-ash
FISuomi
haastunut
haas-tu-nut
FRFrançais
déconcerté
deh-kon-ser-tay
GUGU
દેશાનુભવી
desh-aan-u-bhavi
HAHA
discomfited
dis-koh-mfi-ted
HEעברית
מו落ち
mo-choh
HIहिन्दी
हार मान गया
haar maan gaya
HUMagyar
elkeseredve
el-ke-se-red-ve
IDBahasa Indonesia
terpuruk
ter-pu-ruk
IGIG
discomfited
dis-koh-mfi-ted
ITItaliano
sconfortato
skon-for-tah-toh
JA日本語
落胆した
おちたんした
KKKK
discomfited
dis-koh-mfi-ted
KMKM
បានប្រាប់
ba-an-pra-ap
KO한국어
낙담한
nak-dam-han
MRMR
discomfited
dis-koh-mfi-ted
MSBahasa Melayu
tertekan
ter-te-kan
MYမြန်မာ
ကြာကြာ
kya-kya
NLNederlands
ontmoedigd
ont-mo-e-di-gd
NONorsk
nedbrutt
ned-broo-tt
PAPA
discomfited
dis-koh-mfi-ted
PLPolski
zdemotywowany
z-de-mo-ty-vo-va-ny
PTPortuguês
desanimado
des-a-nee-mah-doh
RORomână
dezorientat
de-zo-ree-en-tah-t
RUРусский
огорченный
ogor-chen-nyy
SVSvenska
förnedrad
for-ned-rad
SWKiswahili
discomfited
dis-koh-mfi-ted
TAதமிழ்
குழப்பத்தில்
ku-zhap-pat-til
TEతెలుగు
వేస్టా
ves-ta
THไทย
ท้อแท้
to-taay
TLTL
discomfited
dis-koh-mfi-ted
TRTürkçe
moral bozuk
mor-al bo-zuk
UKУкраїнська
побитий
po-bi-tyy
URاردو
خوار
kha-war
VITiếng Việt
bất lực
bat luc
YOYO
discomfited
dis-koh-mfi-ted
ZH中文
气馁
qìnéi
ZUZU
discomfited
dis-koh-mfi-ted

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