v
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to frustrate ; to confuse
좌절시키다 ; 당황케 하다
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I was discomfited by my secretary's apparent inability to type, write a grammatical sentence, answer the telephone, or recite the alphabet ; in fact, I began to think that he might not be fully qualified for the job.
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To discomfit is not the same as to discomfort, which means to make uncomfortable or to make uneasy, although the two words are used more or less interchangeably by many, many people.