DISCOMFITED Synonyms
There are 8 hypernyms of the word discomfited. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for DISCOMFITED
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agitated | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • troubled emotionally and usually deeply • physically disturbed or set in motion | ||||||||
disconcerted | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • having self-possession upset; thrown into confusion | ||||||||
embarrassed | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • feeling or caused to feel ill at ease or self-conscious or ashamed • made to feel uncomfortable because of shame or wounded pride | ||||||||
flustered | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • thrown into a state of agitated confusion; (`rattled' is an informal term) | ||||||||
perturbed | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • thrown into a state of agitated confusion; (`rattled' is an informal term) | ||||||||
rattled | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • thrown into a state of agitated confusion; (`rattled' is an informal term) | ||||||||
uncomfortable | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • conducive to or feeling mental discomfort • providing or experiencing physical discomfort | ||||||||
uneasy | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • lacking a sense of security or affording no ease or reassurance • lacking or not affording physical or mental rest adjective satellite • causing or fraught with or showing anxiety • socially uncomfortable; unsure and constrained in manner • relating to bodily unease that causes discomfort | ||||||||
unnerved | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • deprived of courage and strength | ||||||||
unsettled | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • still in doubt • not settled or established adjective satellite • subject to change • not yet settled | ||||||||
disconcert | verbv | |||||||
verb • cause to feel embarrassment • cause to lose one's composure | ||||||||
abash | verbv | |||||||
verb • cause to be embarrassed; cause to feel self-conscious | ||||||||
foil | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a piece of thin and flexible sheet metal • anything that serves by contrast to call attention to another thing's good qualities • a device consisting of a flat or curved piece (as a metal plate) so that its surface reacts to the water it is passing through • picture consisting of a positive photograph or drawing on a transparent base; viewed with a projector • a light slender flexible sword tipped by a button verb • enhance by contrast • hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of • cover or back with foil | ||||||||
overthrow | verbv | |||||||
noun • the termination of a ruler or institution (especially by force) • the act of disturbing the mind or body verb • cause the downfall of; of rulers • rule against | ||||||||
thwart | verbv | |||||||
noun • a crosspiece spreading the gunnels of a boat; used as a seat in a rowboat verb • hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of | ||||||||
vanquish | verbv | |||||||
verb • come out better in a competition, race, or conflict | ||||||||
discompose | verbv | |||||||
verb • cause to lose one's composure | ||||||||
untune | verbv | |||||||
verb • cause to lose one's composure • cause to be out of tune | ||||||||
upset | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • an unhappy and worried mental state • the act of disturbing the mind or body • a physical condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning • a tool used to thicken or spread metal (the end of a bar or a rivet etc.) by forging or hammering or swaging • the act of upsetting something • an improbable and unexpected victory adjective satellite • afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief • thrown into a state of disarray or confusion • used of an unexpected defeat of a team favored to win • mildly physically distressed • having been turned so that the bottom is no longer the bottom verb • disturb the balance or stability of • cause to lose one's composure • move deeply • cause to overturn from an upright or normal position • form metals with a swage • defeat suddenly and unexpectedly |