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Definition of discomfit:

Discomfited; overthrown.
Rout; overthrow; discomfiture.
To break up and frustrate the plans of; to balk to throw into perplexity and dejection; to disconcert.
To scatter in fight; to put to rout; to defeat.

Synonyms:

overturn, discomfort, conquer, subject, bowl over, disturb, knock over, subjugate, throw for a loop, disconcert, put off, tump over, swage, vanquish, turn over, overmaster, flurry, put down, checkmate, prevent, thwart, perplex, pain, down, discompose, overmatch, crush, beat, put on the spot, worst, reduce, tip over, confound, chagrin, untune, win, subdue, defeat, trouble, frustrate, upset, overpower, master, confuse, overcome, foil, discountenance, overthrow, prevail over, rout, surmount.

humble (part of speech: verb)
- embarrass,
- faze,
- disconcert,
- abash,
- humble,
- mortify,
- humiliate
shame (part of speech: verb)
- expose,
- disgrace,
- ostracize,
- malign,
- ridicule,
- pillory,
- stigmatize,
- scandalize,
- dishonor,
- humiliate,
- shame,
- vilify,
- debunk,
- mock,
- show up

Usage examples:

Seeking now for further material with which to discomfit Aubrey he had remembered the volume.

- "Gargoyles", Ben Hecht.
We discomfit the well- known Southern Confederacy, at every turn, my boy,- we discomfit it at every turn; but, the trouble is, we keep turning all the time, like a Thomas cat after his tail, constantly believing that we are approaching the end, but never quite reaching it.

- "The Orpheus C. Kerr Papers. Series 3", Robert H. Newell.
The discovery seemed to discomfit the taxi- man.

- "The Blue Germ", Martin Swayne.