discomfit vs discomfort
Definitions
verb
- cause to lose one's composure
Examples
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.
The frank smile that told of his lordship's enjoyment of her discomfiture was the last straw.
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.
This is the exclusive preserve of the cave explorer who cares less for personal discomfort.
But physical discomforts during the third trimester, such as heartburn, leg cramps, fetal movement, shortness of breath and sinus congestion, can again interfere with sleep.
