Discomfit

(dis-kŭm'fit), v. t. [imp. & p. p. DISCOMFITED; p. pr. & vb. n. DISCOMFITING.] [Lat. dis and conficere, to make ready, to prepare, to bring about; O. Fr. disconfire, desconfire, N. Fr. déconfire, It. sconfiggere, p. p. sconfitto, confounded with Lat. dis-configere, from configere, to fasten together, from con and figere, to fasten; Pr. desconfire, descofir. Cf. COMFIT.] 1. To scatter in fight; to defeat; to rout; to overthrow. And his proud foes discomfit in victorious field. Spenser. 2. 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.

n. Rout; overthrow; confusion and dejection; discomfiture. Milton.