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Meanings of discomfit in English
Synonyms
Examples for "upset"
Examples for "upset"
1
In this case the problem without a solution upset the student, too.
2
A great deal, however, could happen to upset that plan before 2021.
3
Canada's government won't want to upset dairy farmers ahead of an election.
4
Nearly four years later, Mr Levi remains extremely upset at his treatment.
5
OPINION:IN A STUNNING upset, Barack Obama last week won the Iraq primary.
1
Even the old Mexican shooting-suit seemed in no way to disconcert him.
2
This movement tended still further to disconcert the ex-Emperor and his followers.
3
My question seemed to disconcert her, perhaps by reason of its directness.
4
No, you can't disconcert a woman in love-itmakes her quite vain-glorious.
5
The inconsistencies of man must disconcert even the Thinker up in the skies.
1
This outburst of passion did not in the smallest degree discompose Daumon.
2
Annealed as we are, I think it will discompose the most callous.
3
Sol's bitter chiding had been the first thing to discompose her fortitude.
4
No flutters!-AmI not your mother?-Donot discompose me by discomposing yourself!
5
This answer seemed to discompose as well as to surprise him.
1
No sight could touch or daunt me, no sound my soul untune;
2
They untune and dissipate the brave aspirant.
3
He did not, as has been said of Horace, wilfully untune his harp when he commenced satirist.
4
Such passions as anger, hatred, jealousy, sorrow, worry, grudge, and fear always untune one's mood and break the harmony of one's mind.
5
And Music Shall Untune the Sky was commissioned by the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra for the 1988 Festival Proms series.
Usage of discomfit in English
1
What remained now but to issue forth and discomfit the infidel host.
2
Through his energy he is able to oppose and discomfit us.
3
Astringent and wise, Black is not afraid to discomfit her readers.
4
This news seemed to discomfit the emir more than anything that had been said.
5
President Cleveland now availed himself of a common Senate practice to discomfit Senator Hill.
6
She imagined that this declaration would silence and discomfit Wilkie, but she was mistaken.
7
It would also discomfit financial markets around the world.
8
This reply seemed to discomfit them for a moment.
9
A powerful enemy has invaded my dominions, and has impiously presumed to discomfit my troops.
10
He had not known that a wisp of a girl could so discomfit a man.
11
Whatever could be done on tax and spending to discomfit the Tories, should be done.
12
Surely she must discomfit him-routhim utterly-bythis means!
13
Art takes us to the places that discomfit us as well as putting us together again.
14
Such aspirational language and images may discomfit westerners, saddled with centuries of anxiety about skin colour.
15
It is correct that this should discomfit us.
16
Although ultimately he angrily left the press conference amid journalists' heckles, nothing appears set to discomfit Blatter.
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