All 3 Uses of
discomfit
in
The Iliad by Homer - (translated by: Butler)
- The goddess went dazed and discomfited away, and Iris, fleet as the wind, drew her from the throng, in pain and with her fair skin all besmirched.†
Book 5 *
- The Argives, discomfited though they were, were forced to defend their ships, and all the gods who were defending the Achaeans were vexed in spirit; but the Lapithae kept on fighting with might and main.†
Book 12
- I have discomfited you once already.†
Book 20
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.