discomfit

[US]/dɪsˈkʌmfɪt/
[UK]/dɪsˈkʌmfɪt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. gawing mapahiya o mabigo ang isang tao, hadlangan o pahinain.
Word Forms
Present Participlediscomfiting
Past Tensediscomfited
Past Participlediscomfited
Third Person Singulardiscomfits

Phrases & Collocations

feel discomfited

makaramdam ng pagkadismaya

discomfitting situation

nakakadismayang sitwasyon

social discomfiture

panlipunang pagkadismaya

Example Sentences

he was not noticeably discomfited by her tone.

Hindi siya gaanong nabahala sa kanyang tono.

was discomfited by the sudden personal question;

Nabahala siya sa biglaang personal na tanong;

He was discomfited by the unexpected questions.

Nabahala siya sa mga hindi inaasahang tanong.

addle, badger, bait, bemused, beset, circumvent, confound, derange, discombobulated, discomfit, disconcert, disquiet, distraught, faze, mystify, nonplus, obfuscate, perturb.

guluhin, asarin, pain, mabing bing, salakayin, iwasan, lituhin, baliin, magulo, hindi komportable, hindi mapagaan, mag-alala, malungkot, lituhin, magtaka, malito, itago, abalahin.

The unexpected question discomfited the speaker.

Nabahala ang tagapagsalita sa hindi inaasahang tanong.

She tried to discomfit her opponent with a clever move.

Sinubukan niyang pabahala ang kanyang kalaban sa pamamagitan ng isang matalinong hakbang.

The awkward silence discomfited everyone in the room.

Pinabahala ng nakakahiyang katahimikan ang lahat sa silid.

His lack of preparation discomfited him during the presentation.

Pinabahala siya ng kanyang kakulangan sa paghahanda sa panahon ng presentasyon.

The sudden change in plans discomfited the team.

Pinabahala sa pangkat ang biglaang pagbabago sa mga plano.

The critical feedback discomfited the new employees.

Pinabahala sa mga bagong empleyado ang kritikal na feedback.

She felt discomfited by the attention she was receiving.

Naramdaman niyang nabahala siya sa atensyon na natatanggap niya.

The challenging task discomfited him, but he managed to overcome it.

Pinabahala siya ng mapanghamong gawain, ngunit nagawa niya itong malampasan.

The unexpected arrival of guests discomfited the host.

Pinabahala sa host ang hindi inaasahang pagdating ng mga bisita.

The negative comments discomfited the author, but she used them as motivation.

Pinabahala sa may-akda ang mga negatibong komento, ngunit ginamit niya ito bilang motibasyon.

Real-world Examples

Any outcome may discomfit Mr Kretschmann.

Source: The Economist - International

Still better for the Tories, the Labour Party is discomfited by Mr Cameron's referendum pledge.

Source: The Economist - Comprehensive

While she did not regret her decision one whit, the matter in its true light discomfited her.

Source: Gone with the Wind

It's very discomfiting, I think, to think of our touchstone of good classical taste as having appeared vulgar.

Source: BBC documentary "A Hundred Treasures Talk About the Changes of Time"

" If Miss Havisham wished to see me, " returned Mr. Pumblechook, discomfited.

Source: Great Expectations (Original Version)

" Well, then, David, ye're the lad to sing, " said Ben, willing to show that he was not discomfited by this check.

Source: Adam Bede (Volume Four)

He glanced down at it, frowning slightly, and I had the slightly discomfiting sensation that he knew something of what had just passed through my head.

Source: After You (Me Before You #2)

" None other" . If her dragons discomfited Daario Naharis, he hid it well. For all the mind he paid them, they might have been three kittens playing with a mouse.

Source: A Song of Ice and Fire: A Storm of Ice and Rain (Bilingual)

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