discomfited
Left feeling awkward
Discomfited means frustrated, unsettled, or thrown off balance.
Originally it meant defeated in battle, but now it describes the feeling of being flustered or embarrassed by an unexpected situation: She was visibly discomfited by the personal question.
The word suggests more than mild discomfort—a sense of being caught out or undermined.
Intensely embarrassed
- humiliatedMade to feel worthless
- chagrinedDistressed by disappointment
- abashedEmbarrassed and disconcerted
- sheepishEmbarrassed and timid
ashamed · red-faced · self-conscious · blushing · flustered · awkward · disgraced · shamed
Prevented from succeeding
- foiledPrevented from succeeding
- bestedOvercame in a contest
- outmaneuveredDefeated through superior tactics
- vanquishedDefeated completely
routed · beaten · frustrated · checkmated · outwitted · overcome · trounced · rebuffed
Disturbed and unsettled
- flusteredNervously upset and confused
- thrownPropelled by arm
- nonplussedPerplexed into silence
- unnervedMade anxious or unsettled
unsettled · taken aback · bewildered · confused · disoriented · discombobulated · startled · jolted
Troubled by uncertainty
- troubledExperiencing distress or anxiety
- disturbedEmotionally or mentally unsettled
- disquietedMade anxious or uneasy
- unsettledNot yet resolved
agitated · perturbed · worried · nervous · distressed · restless · ill at ease · apprehensive
mortified
Intensely embarrassed
- humiliatedMade to feel worthless
- chagrinedDistressed by disappointment
- abashedEmbarrassed and disconcerted
sheepish · ashamed · red-faced · self-conscious · blushing · flustered · awkward · disgraced · shamed · crestfallen
thwarted
Prevented from succeeding
- foiledPrevented from succeeding
- bestedOvercame in a contest
- outmaneuveredDefeated through superior tactics
vanquished · routed · beaten · frustrated · checkmated · outwitted · overcome · trounced · rebuffed · repulsed
rattled
Disturbed and unsettled
- flusteredNervously upset and confused
- thrownPropelled by arm
- nonplussedPerplexed into silence
unnerved · unsettled · taken aback · bewildered · confused · disoriented · discombobulated · startled · jolted · shaken
anxious
Troubled by uncertainty
- troubledExperiencing distress or anxiety
- disturbedEmotionally or mentally unsettled
- disquietedMade anxious or uneasy
unsettled · agitated · perturbed · worried · nervous · distressed · restless · ill at ease · apprehensive · edgy
discomfitedcomposed
Calm and self-possessed
poised · unruffled · at ease · self-assured · confident
discomfitedvictorious
Having achieved triumph
triumphant · successful · conquering · prevailing · vindicated
discomfit, discomfiture, discomfiting, discomfits, discomfitting