discomfited
- n people who are defeated
- v cause to lose one's composure
- s disappointingly unsuccessful
- Anti-death penalty activists are discomfited by anyone who doesn't want their solidarity, much less their legal help.
- Runup to the execution: A discomfited and slightly ridiculous solemnity overtook the anchors, as if they were trying to find the right face to put on things, the right tone under .
- Senate Republicans grew more discomfited by the day.