discomfiture

[ dis-kuhm-fi-cher ]

/ dɪsˈkʌm fɪ tʃər /

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noun

the state of being disconcerted; confusion; embarrassment.

frustration of hopes or plans.

Archaic. defeat in battle; rout.

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Origin of discomfiture

1300–50; Middle English desconfiture<Anglo-French: defeat. See discomfit, -ure

Words nearby discomfiture

discolor, discoloration, discolour, discombobulate, discomfit, discomfiture, discomfort, discomfortable, discommend, discommode, discommodity

How to use discomfiture in a sentence

We’re reacting to their public personas — and in the case of Mulaney specifically, many of us are expressing discomfiture that he deviated even slightly from the straitlaced nice guy he purported to represent.
John Mulaney was performing a role all along|Aja Romano|September 10, 2021|Vox
Recent years have seen an increase in private sector health care, to, inevitably, the relief of some and discomfiture of others.
Reading Obamacare In Jerusalem|Yehudah Mirsky|July 13, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Hereupon he was caused much embarrassment and discomfiture, for of the three girls, he knew not which one was Irene.
The Homesteader|Oscar Micheaux
He even felt a certain enjoyment in the discomfiture of the self-constituted posse of searchers for stolen goods.
Ramona|Helen Hunt Jackson

The stranger regarded Hedges attentively, rather to the discomfiture of that functionary, who thought he was doubted.
Elster's Folly|Mrs. Henry Wood
The galling part of it was that Aunt Linda knew, and was chuckling, so to speak, over my discomfiture.
Uncanny Tales|Various
"Then I'll catch it," I said, laughing at his discomfiture, for I knew he loathed stirring porridge.
Three More John Silence Stories|Algernon Blackwood

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