what is the discrepancy between"discomfit " &"disconcert"

Entry: discomfit
Function: verb
Definition: bother
Synonyms: abash, annoy, baffle, balk, beat, bother, checkmate, confound, confuse, defeat, demoralize, discompose, disconcert, discountenance, disturb, embarrass, faze, fluster, foil, frustrate, irk, outwit, overcome, perplex, perturb, prevent, rattle, ruffle, take aback, thwart, trump, unsettle, upset, vex, worry, worst

Red hot = extremely popular - 'selling like hot cakes'

E.g. "Cup Final tickets are a red hot item. People are camping out overnight and queueing up around the block to get one." That kind of thing.

thanks enough, Shekeda

Dealing with the nuances of the words, I'd say that "discomfit" has overtones of a creepy-crawly discomfort--a private sensation while "disconcert" means a more public reaction of being startled or taken aback.

They have the same sort of meaning, but I wouldn't say that they are interchangerable.

""" "discomfit" has overtones of a creepy-crawly discomfort--a private sensation while "disconcert" means a more public reaction of being startled or taken aback""

roger, thanks Noday24.

If an orchestra was doing a concert, and a bee flew in, and all the ladies screamed and ran, and the guy on the cello was stung, and his scream threw off the flutists, THAT is disCONCERT.

If the chairs that everyone was sitting in were unconfortable, and small, so the fat sax players couldn't even fit. THAT is discomfit.