discomfit vs discomfort
Definitions
verb
- cause to lose one's composure
Examples
Philip Roth, another kid from the Weequahic section of Newark where I grew up, was reviled for telling goyim about some of the values held in our 'hood that our clan thought best kept private, so it will come as no surprise, though it is no less discomfiting to recall, that in the four-family houses on the block where I was raised, the word shvartze was not used merely to name a color.
In a few minutes the flagstaff was well washed, and the derveesh too, and put to flight in discomfiture.
'As before the pike will fly' in which Coeur-de-Lion's discomfiture of the 'septemvirate of quacks' is hymned; and the finale is quite Attic.
Definitions
noun
- the state of being tense and feeling pain
- an uncomfortable feeling of mental painfulness or distress
Examples
After a long, tedious sail, during which I was subjected to every discomfort, and exposure to the weather, as well as jeers and insults that effervesced from a corrupt heart, where they had been concealed for so many years, we reached a spot near enough to the land to discover a cluster of orange trees and a cabin.
The man obviously was a superior being, because other than a muttered "whew" he showed no sign of discomfort.
This is the exclusive preserve of the cave explorer who cares less for personal discomfort.
