【每日一词】 discomfit - vt. 挫败；扰乱，破坏；使……为难；使……破灭

　　discomfit

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　　transitive verb

　　1: to put into a state of perplexity and embarrassment : DISCONCERT

　　was discomfited by the question

　　2a : to frustrate the plans of : THWART

　　discomfit our foes

　　2b archaic : to defeat in battle

　　the ground … strewn with the discomfited—Stephen Crane

　　discomfit

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　　noun　: the state of being confused, embarrassed, or upset : DISCOMFITURE

　　Synonyms

　　Verb

　　baffle,balk,beat,checkmate,foil,frustrate,thwart

　　Examples of discomfit in a Sentence

　　Verb

　　constant interruptions discomfited her in her attempt to finish the speech, and she finally gave up

　　he was discomfited by the awkward situation of having his ex-girlfriend meet his current one

　　Recent Examples on the Web

　　Verb

　　By mapping Angeli-Chansley’s personal brew of beliefs to the (surprisingly woo) history of science, Kaufman teases out a discomfiting truth dating back to Isaac Newton himself.

　　—Peter Rubin, Longreads, 19 Mar. 2024

　　Todd Haynes’ discomfiting melodrama shines a light into the spidery crannies of human behavior.

　　—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2024

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