discomfit Meaning, Definition & Usage

OF. desconfit, p. p. of desconfire, F. déconfire; fr. L. dis- + conficere to make ready, prepare, bring about. See Comfit, Fact.

imperfect & past participle Discomfited; present participle & verbal noun Discomfiting

To scatter in fight; to put to rout; to defeat.
And his proud foes discomfit in victorious field. Spenser.
To break up and frustrate the plans of; to balk to throw into perplexity and dejection; to disconcert.
Well, go with me and be not so discomfited. Shak.
Syn. -- To defeat; overthrow; overpower; vanquish; conquer; baffle; frustrate; confound; discourage.

Rout; overthrow; discomfiture.
Such as discomfort as shall quite despoil him. Milton.