How do you pronounce discomfit?

discomfit is pronounced as /dɪsˈkʌmfɪt/.

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discomfit

😓discomfit (discomfit)

verb

/dɪsˈkʌmfɪt/

déconcerter (deconcerter)

discombobulated discomfiting

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Signification

to make someone feel uneasy, embarrassed, or confused

Traduction de la signification

mettre quelqu'un mal à l'aise, embarrassé ou confus

mettre quelqu'un mal a l'aise, embarrasse ou confus

Phrases d'exemple

The interviewer’s tough questions discomfited the candidate.

Les questions difficiles de l'intervieweur ont déstabilisé le candidat.

Les questions difficiles de l'intervieweur ont destabilise le candidat.

Synonymes

embarrass, unsettle, discomfort, confuse, fluster

Antonymes

comfort, reassure, soothe

Collocations

discomfit the enemy, discomfit the audience, completely discomfit

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