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discomfit
verb
Synonyms and Antonyms of DISCOMFIT
1
to prevent from achieving a goal <constant interruptions discomfited her in her attempt to finish the speech, and she finally gave up>
Related Words bar, block, clog, encumber, fetter, hamper, handicap, hinder, hobble, hold back, impede, inhibit, interfere (with), manacle, obstruct, shackle, tie up, trammel; arrest, check, halt, set back, short-circuit, stall, stop; avert, forestall, obviate, preclude, prevent; negate, neutralize, nullify; counteract, offset; conquer, defeat, overcome
2
to throw into a state of self-conscious distress <he was discomfited by the awkward situation of having his ex-girlfriend meet his current one>
Synonyms abash, confound, confuse, discomfit, disconcert, discountenance, faze, fluster, mortify, nonplus, rattle
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