Happy 4th! Enjoy the day. Do not be discomfited by the weather.
discomfit
Pronunciation: /disˈkəmfit/verb (discomfits, discomfiting, discomfited)
[with object]
Make (someone) feel uneasy or embarrassed: he was not noticeably discomfited by her tone
Origin
Middle English (in the sense 'defeat in battle'): from Old French desconfit, past participle of desconfire, based on Latin dis- (expressing reversal) + conficere 'put together' (see confection).
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The audience at Boston's Hatch Shell were discomfited when the lightning and thunder outdid the fireworks for the Fourth of July.
