defeated, disappointed, discomfited, foiled, frustrated, thwarted
(adjective) disappointingly unsuccessful; “disappointed expectations and thwarted ambitions”; “their foiled attempt to capture Calais”; “many frustrated poets end as pipe-smoking teachers”; “his best efforts were thwarted”
defeated, discomfited
(noun) people who are defeated; “the Romans had no pity for the defeated”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
discomfited
simple past tense and past participle of discomfit
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
24 December 2024
(adverb) in an intuitive manner; “inventors seem to have chosen intuitively a combination of explosive and aggressive sounds as warning signals to be used on automobiles”
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
