Both Uses of
discomfit
in
The Return of the King
- The great wrath of his onset had utterly overthrown the front of his enemies, and great wedges of his Riders had passed clear through the ranks of the Southrons, discomfiting their horsemen and riding their footmen to ruin.†
Chpt 5.6 *
- To the discomfiture of the Shirriffs Frodo and his companions all roared with laughter.†
Chpt 6.8discomfiture = embarrassment or loss of composure
Definitions:
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(1)
(discomfit) cause someone to lose composure or be embarrassed
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
More rarely, discomfit can mean to upset one's plans. Historically, it was also used to mean defeat or conquer.