discomfited vs people

discomfited and people both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
discomfited	Yes	Yes	No	No
people	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, people is a hypernym of discomfited; that is, people is a word with a broader meaning than discomfited:

discomfited: people who are defeated
people: (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

discomfited (noun)	people (noun)
people who are defeated	(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
	the body of citizens of a state or country
	members of a family line
	the common people generally

discomfited (adjective)	people (adjective)
disappointingly unsuccessful

discomfited (verb)	people (verb)
	fill with people
	furnish with people