discomfited

people who are defeated

• “the Romans had no pity for the defeated”

disappointingly unsuccessful

• “disappointed expectations and thwarted ambitions”
• “their foiled attempt to capture Calais”
• “many frustrated poets end as pipe-smoking teachers”
• “his best efforts were thwarted”

caused to feel self-conscious and uncomfortable

• “was discomfited by the personal questions”
• “the child felt embarrassed by the attention of the adults”