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DISCOMFIT

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Cause to lose one's composure

Synonyms:

discomfit; discompose; disconcert; untune; upset

Classified under:

Verbs of feeling

Hypernyms (to "discomfit" is one way to...):

arouse; elicit; enkindle; evoke; fire; kindle; provoke; raise (call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses))

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "discomfit"):

enervate; faze; unnerve; unsettle (disturb the composure of)

dissolve (cause to lose control emotionally)

inhibit (make (someone) self-conscious and as a result unable to act naturally)

bemuse; bewilder; discombobulate; throw (cause to be confused emotionally)

abash; embarrass (cause to be embarrassed; cause to feel self-conscious)

anguish; hurt; pain (cause emotional anguish or make miserable)

afflict (cause great unhappiness for; distress)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

Sentence example:

The performance is likely to discomfit Sue

Derivation:

discomfiture (anxious embarrassment)

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