http://wordie.org/words/discomfiture Comments for the word 'Discomfiture' http://wordie.org http://wordie.org/words/discomfiture#comments <a href="/words/discomfit">discomfit</a> used to used as "to be defeated"<br /><br />c.1225, from O.Fr. desconfit, pp. of desconfire "to defeat, destroy," from des- "not" + confire "make, prepare, accomplish." Weaker sense of "disconcert" is first recorded 1530 in Eng., probably by confusion with discomfort (q.v.). Sat, 29 Mar 2008 00:52:11 +0000 http://wordie.org/words/discomfiture#comments