Discomfited and Penitent

Discomfited

Discomfited adjective - Disappointingly unsuccessful.

Penitent and discomfited are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Penitent" instead an adjective "Discomfited".

Nearby Words: discomfiture, discomfiting

Penitent

Penitent adjective - Feeling sorrow for a wrong that one has done.

Discomfited and penitent are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Discomfited" instead an adjective "Penitent".

Nearby Words: penitence, penitential, penitently
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