All 5 Uses of
discomfit
in
Great Expectations
- "If Miss Havisham wished to see me," returned Mr. Pumblechook, discomfited.†
Chpt 8
- Mr. Wopsle, with a majestic remembrance of old discomfiture, assented; but not warmly.†
Chpt 10 *
- "Ay, ay!" said she, looking at the discomfited and envious Sarah, with delight.†
Chpt 19
- This was such a great fall, that I said in discomfiture, "O, more than that."†
Chpt 24
- I could make nothing of this, except that it was meant that I should make nothing of it, and I went home again in complete discomfiture.†
Chpt 43
Definition:
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(discomfit) cause someone to lose composure or be embarrassed