Difference between Discomfited and Embarrassed

What is the difference between Discomfited and Embarrassed?

Discomfited as a verb is to defeat completely; to rout. while Embarrassed as a verb is to humiliate; to disrupt somebody's composure or comfort with acting publicly or freely; to disconcert; to abash

Discomfited

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To defeat completely; to rout.

Embarrassed

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Having a feeling of shameful discomfort.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To humiliate; to disrupt somebody's composure or comfort with acting publicly or freely; to disconcert; to abash

Example sentence: My worst ever car was a green Datsun B210, back when they called it 'Datsun' - now it's 'Nissan.' Very unsexy, unattractive. Girls hated the car. I was embarrassed to even be in it... but it was my transportation.

We hope you now know whether to use Discomfited or Embarrassed in your sentence.

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