English Explanatory Dictionary

discomfiting

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Tending to discomfit (“embarrass greatly; upset the composure of, disconcert”).
verb
  1. present participle and gerund of discomfit

Pronunciation

/dɪsˈkʌmfɪtɪŋ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-I learned some phrases-discomfiting.wav /dɪsˈkʌmfətɪŋ/ [-ɾɪŋ] En-us-discomfiting.mp3

Word forms

discomfiting more discomfiting most discomfiting discomfitting

Etymology

From discomfit + -ing.

Synonyms

discomforting disconcerting troubling unsettling upsetting

Related words

discomfit discomfiture

Derived words

discomfitingly
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