DISCOMFIT, verb transitive [Latin , to fasten, to nail; to fix.] To rout; to defeat; to scatter in fight; to cause to flee; to vanquish. Joshua discomfited Amalek and his people with the edge of the sword. Exodus 17:13. He, fugitive, declined superior strength, discomfited, pursued. DISCOMFIT, noun Rout; dispersion; defeat; overthrow.
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