discomfit

English

/dɪsˈkʌmfɪt/

verb
Definitions
  • (archaic) To defeat completely; to rout.
  • (rare) To defeat the plans or hopes of; to frustrate; disconcert.
  • To embarrass greatly; to confuse; to perplex; to disconcert.

Etymology

Derived from Old French desconfit derived from Latin dis- (apart, away, utterly, indicating negation, two, not, double, assunder, in different directions, exceedingly, twice, asunder) root from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- (put, place, set, do, suck, suckle, make).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*dʰeh₁-

Gloss

put, place, set, do, suck, suckle, make

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

哺

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