discomfited 1 of 2

past tense of discomfit

discomfited

2 of 2

adjective

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for discomfited
Verb
  • During his loan spell with Leeds, Spence frustrated their head coach Daniel Farke with his timekeeping.
    Jay Harris, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Some actors might choose to step away from such a thing, or even be frustrated by it or it being brought up in interviews, but Fischer clearly enjoys every last moment of her good fortune from a former era, even now.
    Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The bad weather may have been a better option for the Dolphins as they were embarrassed by the Colts, with a final score of 30-8.
    Andrew Wright, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Getty Images The President fired the nation’s top labor statistician because the jobs numbers embarrassed him.
    Teresa Ghilarducci, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • But this year’s bash is looking a little more abashed.
    New York Times, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2021
  • Delphine Hicks—Caroline had waited for her beside the church steps one First Sunday (big meeting day) and had thrown her to the ground and robbed the abashed vampire of her underthings.
    Zora Neale Hurston, Harper's magazine, 6 Jan. 2020
Verb
  • The comment sections of each video documenting the saga was flooded with people baffled by how the pair ended up in the situation.
    Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Willis, a seven-time Pro Bowl linebacker who starred for the San Francisco 49ers, was baffled by Jerry Jones sending Parsons to Green Bay.
    Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The office had been working with elderly, low-income and disabled people to see what most confused them about SSA processes and what would most help them if these were redesigned.
    Eli Hager, ProPublica, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Forgive some Colorado Avalanche fans if they’re confused by the lack of noise as training camp beckons.
    Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 6 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The rapper pleaded not guilty after he was accused of charging at Los Angeles police officers while roaming the streets of Studio City in his underwear and a pair of cowboy boots in a disconcerted state.
    Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Talking to Bill Nighy about his star turn as a frail and at times broken novelist in & Sons is rather hampered by the British actor not having seen director Pablo Trapero’s father-and-son drama on a screen of any size ahead of its world premiere on Sunday at the Toronto Film Festival.
    Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Currently, only 37% of the more than 5 million tons of trash generated in the county each year is recycled — and even that is hampered by a 40% contamination rate.
    Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • But Brozena was not flustered, winning 16 and 18 to end the match.
    Boston Herald staff, Boston Herald, 15 Aug. 2025
  • One is that the leader may have been caught by surprise and is flustered, out of their Window of Tolerance.
    Dr. Joel Rothaizer, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
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