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Meanings of
discomfited
in English
Disappointingly unsuccessful.
disappointed
defeated
frustrated
thwarted
foiled
Related terms
unsuccessful
Embarrassed.
embarrassed
Related terms
uncomfortable
Synonyms
Examples for "
disappointed
"
disappointed
defeated
frustrated
thwarted
foiled
Examples for "
disappointed
"
1
Mr Wilson said the family is
disappointed
with the five year sentence.
2
I'm frustrated and
disappointed
,
but haven't quite given up hope just yet.
3
However, those wishing it was all true will be left ultimately
disappointed
.
4
And the American government made certain that France would not be
disappointed
.
5
However, it was
disappointed
that there wasn't clarity on the referendum question.
1
But since Islamic State was largely
defeated
last year, divisions have resurfaced.
2
The EU's compromise, to delay the ban a year, was also
defeated
.
3
U.S. officials justified the decision by saying Islamic State had been
defeated
.
4
Political parties, and National in particular, have little tolerance for
defeated
leaders.
5
In the great majority of cases, a villain exists to be
defeated
.
1
The legislation itself has given hope to thousands of
frustrated
property owners.
2
I'm
frustrated
and disappointed, but haven't quite given up hope just yet.
3
Williams is among local government leaders
frustrated
at government delays to reforms.
4
Tierney said: I'm so disappointed and
frustrated
to be in this situation.
5
Often my attempts to change the way these schools worked were
frustrated
.
1
Dell, however,
thwarted
the chance to keep the game tied at 1.
2
I could tell him of my
thwarted
plan and ask his advice.
3
We
thwarted
all of them and the event went ahead without incident.
4
The BBC reports two previous launch attempts were
thwarted
by technical glitches.
5
Numerous obstacles have
thwarted
OAT scale-up, including individual constraints and structural barriers.
1
When their plan was
foiled
by Public Security, they all committed suicide.
2
The Chian turned pale and trembled; his vengeance was braved and
foiled
.
3
He was
foiled
of his combat; and he had lost the prize.
4
Legal attempts to reduce the amounts it must pay have been
foiled
.
5
The strategy of General Joffre which
foiled
him is praised throughout France.
Usage of
discomfited
in English
1
But we see dress first, in the figures of the
discomfited
Magi.
2
He found himself
discomfited
by her gaze... while drifting, catching new information.
3
This settled the affair: and the
discomfited
expectants made a precipitate retreat.
4
But numbers hemmed them in too sore, and the Franks were
discomfited
.
5
Far from being
discomfited
,
Cullis conversed with the man in fluent French.
6
And he sent out arrows, and scattered them; lightning, and
discomfited
them.
7
They never ceased cannonading the
discomfited
enemy until the ammunition was exhausted.
8
When no one spoke or even shuffled a foot, he looked
discomfited
.
9
My idea is that we should drive them back defeated and
discomfited
.
10
At the end Octa was
discomfited
,
and was driven from the country.
11
The banker, quite
discomfited
on seeing the effect of his words, continued:
12
At length Blake,
discomfited
,
was compelled to take refuge in the Thames.
13
I hastened to call off the
discomfited
hound, and withdrew with reverence.
14
The
discomfited
lover fled from the house, and sought the treasurer's palace.
15
The stewardess came back to him presently, with rather a
discomfited
air.
16
He it was who had
discomfited
them, and was therefore to blame.
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discomfited
discomfite
Verb
Indicative · Past Indefinite
Adjective
Frequent collocations
utterly discomfited
look discomfited
discomfited man
somewhat discomfited
discomfited air
More collocations
Discomfited
through the time
Discomfited
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common