discomfit
- v cause to lose one's composure
- At and after the first national political convention to be held in the South since the Civil War, Southerners would not (the Smith men thought) discomfit their guests nor .
- Yes, if Fred Thompson jumps into the race for president, the decision would discomfit me.
- So far, Lieberman is using his clout mostly in ways that discomfit his fellow Democrats, while his relationship with Republicans has involved more collaboration than coercion.