discomfited

Definitions of discomfited
  1. noun
    people who are defeated
    synonyms: defeated
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    type of:
    people
    (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
  2. adjective
    disappointingly unsuccessful
    synonyms: defeated, disappointed, foiled, frustrated, thwarted
    unsuccessful
    not successful; having failed or having an unfavorable outcome
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