discomfit

DISCOMFIT, v.t. [L., to fasten, to nail; to fix.] To rout; to defeat; to scatter in fight; to cause to flee; to vanquish.

Joshua discomfited Amalek and his people with the edge of the sword. Exodus 17.

He, fugitive, declined superior strength, discomfited, pursued.

DISCOMFIT, n. Rout; dispersion; defeat; overthrow.