Websters 1828 Dictionary
Discomfit DISCOMFIT, v.t. [L., to fasten, to nail; to fix.] To rout; to defeat; to scatter in fight; to cause to flee; to vanquish.
Joshua discomfited Amalek and his people with the edge of the sword. Exo 17.
He, fugitive, declined superior strength, discomfited, pursued.
DISCOMFIT, n. Rout; dispersion; defeat; overthrow.
WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005)
discomfit v 1: cause to lose one's composure [syn: upset, discompose, untune, disconcert, discomfit]
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