Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb discomfit
1 sense of discomfit
Sense 1
upset, discompose, untune, disconcert, discomfit -- (cause to lose one's composure)
=> arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provoke -- (call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy")