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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Dis·com·fit v. t. [imp. & p. p. Discomfited; p. pr. & vb. n. Discomfiting.]
 1. To scatter in fight; to put to rout; to defeat.
    And his proud foes discomfit in victorious field.   --Spenser.
 2. To break up and frustrate the plans of; to balkto throw into perplexity and dejection; to disconcert.
    Well, go with me and be not so discomfited.   --Shak.
 Syn: -- To defeat; overthrow; overpower; vanquish; conquer; baffle; frustrate; confound; discourage.

From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 discomfited
      adj 1: disappointingly unsuccessful; "disappointed expectations and
             thwarted ambitions"; "their foiled attempt to capture
             Calais"; "many frustrated poets end as pipe-smoking
             teachers"; "his best efforts were thwarted" [syn: defeated,
              disappointed, foiled, frustrated, thwarted]
      2: caused to feel self-conscious and uncomfortable; "was
         discomfited by the personal questions"; "the child felt
         embarrassed by the attention of the adults" [syn: embarrassed]
      n : people who are defeated; "the Romans had no pity for the
          defeated" [syn: defeated]