What does "discomfiting" mean?

present participle and gerund of discomfit

What is a synonym for "discomfiting"?

Common synonyms include: abash, awkward, challenging, confound, cringeworthy, defeat.

Pronounced //dɪsˈkʌmfɪtɪŋ//.

/dɪsˈkʌmfɪtɪŋ/ adj, verb

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Verb

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present participle and gerund of discomfit form-of, gerund, participle, present

Adjective

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Tending to discomfit (“embarrass greatly; upset the composure of, disconcert”).
"O I am deadly ſick!—reach me that thing, boy—'tis the moſt diſcomfiting ſickness— [...]"

"O I am deadly ſick!—reach me that thing, boy—'tis the moſt diſcomfiting ſickness— [...]"

From discomfit + -ing.