Translations for „discomfit“ in the English » Chinese Dictionary

discomfit [dısˈkʌmfıt] VB trans

discomfit

挫败(计划等) cuòbài

discomfit

扰乱 rǎoluàn

▶ discomfiture [dısˈkʌmfıtʃə] N

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Nevertheless, the more open talk about atheism has so discomfited the government and its clerical allies that they have banned such discussion.

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Abe does ask her to marry him, but changes his mind at the last minute, discomfited by her drive, and leaves town.

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The book, he wrote, is fascinating, challenging and discomfiting.

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But something about this particular anecdote discomfits me to some degree.

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When the main body saw that division discomfited they too lost their firmness fell into confusion and were soon scattered in complete rout.

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Unfashionable or discomfiting ideas are regarded as bio-hazards, to be removed from the campus with tongs.

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This breakdown can be profoundly discomfiting and surprisingly infectious.

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In an information-addled world, the feast of distraction has moved, with discomfiting irony, to tales about the structure itself.

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He is discomfited by the inexplicable question, and resents the fact that she has startled him with it.

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Sometimes they understand each other so little that the conflict is not well understood, but prevails under the surface, discomfiting both partners to no end.

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