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Explore Discomfited through 5 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like defeated or disappointed. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.

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Discomfited meaning

simple past and past participle of discomfit

Synonyms of Discomfited

defeated disappointed foiled frustrated thwarted unsuccessful embarrassed uncomfortable people

Related words

Other words often associated with Discomfited or its synonyms:

mortified mass sept attempted citizenry folk painful washed-up licked group comfortable tough

Using Discomfited

  • The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of discomfit
  • Useful related words include: defeated, disappointed, foiled, frustrated.
  • In the example corpus, discomfited often appears in combinations such as: discomfited by.

Context around Discomfited

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 21.6 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

neighbors 1× temporarily 1×

Often after:

tribal 1× president 1×

Sentence patterns with Discomfited

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

india s discomfited tribal people 1× left neighbors discomfited 1× men temporarily discomfited by enemy 1× that a discomfited president buhari 1× tucker were discomfited by reed 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

additionally bayonet drill 1× at home in 1× bockris 1994 p 1× the jesuit priest 1×

Common sentence endings:

and rural poor 1× by enemy fire 1× left neighbors discomfited 1× the general election 1× with the group 1×

Words around Discomfited

Just before it in the word index:

discombobulating 3 discombobulated 15 discombobulate 4 discom 6 discoloured 14 discolouration 19

Just after it in the word index:

discomfiting 10 discomfiture 5 discomfort 552 discomforted 2 discomforting 18 discomforts 13

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaa 8 aage 8 aardvarks 8 abaca 8 abaji 8 abascal 8

Corpus analysis for Discomfited

  • In this selection, "discomfited" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 21.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, neighbors, temporarily, tribal and president stand out and add context to how "discomfited" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include india s discomfited tribal people and left neighbors discomfited. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "discomfited" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aage and aardvarks, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with discomfited

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

At home in Massapequa Park, he left neighbors discomfited. (9 words)

Additionally, bayonet drill could be used to rally men temporarily discomfited by enemy fire. (14 words)

Bockris (1994), p. 160. Morrison and Tucker were discomfited by Reed's tactics but continued with the group. (18 words)

Longer example sentences

According to the PDP, the situation was so pathetic that a discomfited President Buhari could not articulate any message to support his re-election bid but told Nigerians to vote for any candidate of their choice in the general election. (40 words)

The Jesuit priest-activist is clearly on solid grounds in his principled stance against the discrimination and oppression of India’s discomfited tribal people and rural poor. (27 words)

Bockris (1994), p. 160. Morrison and Tucker were discomfited by Reed's tactics but continued with the group. (18 words)

Example sentences (5)

At home in Massapequa Park, he left neighbors discomfited.

The Jesuit priest-activist is clearly on solid grounds in his principled stance against the discrimination and oppression of India’s discomfited tribal people and rural poor.

According to the PDP, the situation was so pathetic that a discomfited President Buhari could not articulate any message to support his re-election bid but told Nigerians to vote for any candidate of their choice in the general election.

Additionally, bayonet drill could be used to rally men temporarily discomfited by enemy fire.

Bockris (1994), p. 160. Morrison and Tucker were discomfited by Reed's tactics but continued with the group.

Common combinations with discomfited

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • discomfited by 2×

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "discomfited" in a sentence?
An example: "At home in Massapequa Park, he left neighbors discomfited." This page contains 5 example sentences with the word "discomfited" from authentic English texts.
What does "discomfited" mean?
Discomfited means: simple past and past participle of discomfit
What are synonyms of "discomfited"?
Common synonyms of "discomfited" include: defeated, disappointed, foiled, frustrated, thwarted, unsuccessful, embarrassed, uncomfortable. Plus 1 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "discomfited" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 5 example sentences with "discomfited", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.