discomfit

🇬🇧 UK/dis'kʌmfit/🇺🇸 US
TOEFLGREC2

Definitions

v.

To make someone feel uneasy, embarrassed, or confused; to frustrate someone's plans

使尴尬,使困窘;挫败,打乱(计划)

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
discomfitother
=discomfit

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The intrusive questions discomfited the interviewee.

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