upset, discompose, untune, disconcert, discomfit
(verb) cause to lose one’s composure
Source: WordNet® 3.1
discomfit (third-person singular simple present discomfits, present participle discomfitting or discomfiting, simple past and past participle discomfitted or discomfited) (transitive)
(archaic) To defeat completely; to rout.
Synonyms: overthrow, vanquish
(rare) To defeat the plans or hopes of; to frustrate.
Synonyms: foil, thwart
To embarrass greatly; to confuse; to perplex; to disconcert.
Synonyms: abash, disconcert, Thesaurus:abash
While the word is widely used to mean “to embarrass, to disconcert”, prescriptive usage considers this a mistake (confusion with discomfort), and restricts discomfit to meaning “to defeat”. However, Merriam–Webster notes that “[...] the sense "to discomfort or disconcert" has become thoroughly established and is the most prevalent meaning of the word.”
discomfit (comparative more discomfit, superlative most discomfit)
(obsolete) Discomfited; overthrown.
Source: Wiktionary
Dis*com"fit, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Discomfited; p. pr. & vb. n. Discomfiting.] Etym: [OF. desconfit, p. p. of desconfire, F. déconfire; fr. L. dis- + conficere to make ready, prepare, bring about. See Comfit, Fact.]
1. To scatter in fight; to put to rout; to defeat. And his proud foes discomfit in victorious field. Spenser.
2. To break up and frustrate the plans of; to balk Well, go with me and be not so discomfited. Shak.
Syn.
– To defeat; overthrow; overpower; vanquish; conquer; baffle; frustrate; confound; discourage.
Dis*com"fit, a.
Definition: Discomfited; overthrown. [Obs.]
Dis*com"fit, n.
Definition: Rout; overthrow; discomfiture. Such as discomfort as shall quite despoil him. Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
26 November 2024
(noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
