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Synonyms for discomfit
dɪsˈkʌm fɪtdis·com·fit
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Wiktionary
discomfitverb
To defeat completely; to rout.
discomfitverb
To defeat the plans or hopes of; to frustrate.
discomfitverb
To embarrass greatly; to confuse; to perplex; to disconcert.
discomfitverb
discomfitverb
Synonyms:
abash, disconcert
English Synonyms and Antonyms
discomfit
To defeat an enemy is to gain an advantage for the time; to vanquish is to win a signal victory; to conquer is to overcome so effectually that the victory is regarded as final. Conquer, in many cases, carries the idea of possession; as, to conquer respect, affection, peace, etc. A country is conquered when its armies are defeated and its territory is occupied by the enemy; it may be subjected to indemnity or to various disabilities; it is subjugated when it is held helplessly and continuously under military control; it is subdued when all resistance has died out. An army is defeated when forcibly driven back; it is routed when it is converted into a mob of fugitives. Compare BEAT.
Synonyms:
beat, checkmate, conquer, crush, defeat, down, humble, master, overcome, overmaster, overmatch, overpower, overthrow, prevail over, put down, reduce, rout, subdue, subject, subjugate, surmount, vanquish, win, worstAntonyms:
capitulate, cede, fail, fall, fly, forfeit, lose, resign, retire, retreat, submit, succumb, surrender, yield
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
discomfitverb
Synonyms:
defeat, overthrow, rout, overcome, overpower, conquer, vanquish, subdue, beat, checkmate, put to flight, put down, get the upper hand of, scatter in fight
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Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#259 | subject | |
#311 | down | |
#1240 | win | |
#1314 | master | |
#2036 | reduce | |
#2851 | beat | |
#3124 | trouble | |
#4165 | worst | |
#7548 | overcome | |
#8135 | defeat | |
#9423 | upset | |
#10816 | foil | |
#12155 | humble | |
#12398 | crush | |
#16211 | conquer | |
#20060 | confuse | |
#23336 | disturb | |
#27471 | overthrow | |
#34999 | overturn | |
#35156 | flurry | |
#36264 | thwart | |
#38396 | rout | |
#50597 | checkmate | |
#54755 | subdue | |
#57646 | vanquish | |
#71168 | overpower | |
#100697 | surmount | |
#116275 | subjugate | |
#179003 | swage | |
#311709 | disconcert |
Translations for discomfit
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- обърквам, смущавамBulgarian
- ناسازگاریPersian
- déconfireFrench
- không phù hợpVietnamese
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