Both Uses of
discomfit
in
Wuthering Heights
- 'Heathcliff, you may come forward,' cried Mr. Hindley, enjoying his discomfiture, and gratified to see what a forbidding young blackguard he would be compelled to present himself.†
Chpt 7 *
- He imagined himself to be as accomplished as Linton, I suppose, because he could spell his own name; and was marvellously discomfited that I didn't think the same.'†
Chpt 24
Definition:
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(discomfit) cause someone to lose composure or be embarrassed