Used in a Sentence

discomfited

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for discomfited.

Editorial note

That should be as sad for them powerful as for us, but they never seem discomfited by it.

Examples16
Definitions3
Parts of speech2

Quick take

people who are defeated

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of discomfited gathered in one view.

noun

people who are defeated

adjective

caused to feel self-conscious and uncomfortable

adjective

disappointingly unsuccessful

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for discomfited.

Example sentences

1

That should be as sad for them powerful as for us, but they never seem discomfited by it.

2

Your psychological analysis of us as discomfited anti-intellectual authoritarians (with quirks) is remarkable too, as it suggests that you have a mind reader.

3

FTA: > Users who are comfortable with Plasma 5 are unlikely to feel discomfited with Plasma 6 I say yeah!

4

And it's not unreasonable to be discomfited by that fact.

5

So I used to read articles like this a little smugly, but I'm growing increasingly discomfited by the notion that I'm...out of touch..?

6

I'm definitely discomfited at my objects being tussled over by Godzilla and Rodan.

7

You will end up frustrated with a worker that doesn't bring much and your friend will also end up discomfited with a job that doesn't fulfill him.

8

I think Armstrong might be discomfited by the well deserved online education in social etiquette and the priority of life (of poorer people) over money.

9

Apologies for asking a question unrelated to the message of the article, but I'm a bit confused by the use of 'discomfited' in the first sentence.

10

I find the science part of my mind is not all that discomfited by taking coconut water as a first-order approximation of energy drinks in general.

11

But I know a number of women who have been raped, and I don't think I know a woman who hasn't been discomfited by unwanted sexual advances.

12

The other lawyer was a bit discomfited when he realized that I was the lead author of the model provisions and the chairman of the drafting committee.

Quote examples

1

The reporter dropped increasingly clearer hints and looked discomfited, the Norwegian still said "no, what reform, is anything new?" and eventually they cut the interview and switched back to the studio.

2

Ideally you want "use" to be less a measure of "signed up once" and more an ongoing thing, preferably, an ongoing thing that your users would be severely discomfited if they lost.

3

For whatever reason, I think I'm more annoyed/discomfited by the "higher security tiny store within a store" thing some places have been doing, especially when all I wanted was a single toothpaste or something.

4

If you're dropped into a totally foreign culture and one remark to your guide results in a slightly-discomfited "that's not really how we do things" then you might not think too much of it, but if you venture a comment that's met with an expression of abject revulsion, you know you've said something unacceptable.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use discomfited in a sentence?

That should be as sad for them powerful as for us, but they never seem discomfited by it.

What does discomfited mean?

people who are defeated

What part of speech is discomfited?

discomfited is commonly used as noun, adjective.