discomfiture

[ dis-kuhm-fi-cher ]

/ dɪsˈkʌm fɪ tʃər /

the state of being disconcerted; confusion; embarrassment.

frustration of hopes or plans.

Archaic. defeat in battle; rout.

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

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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
What else could have been expected than discomfiture and disgrace?
Beadle's Dime Book of Practical Etiquette for Ladies and Gentlemen|anonymous
He growled, and for a few moments the others continued to express their enjoyment of his discomfiture.
The Princess and the Goblin|George MacDonald
I stood abashed; brought to my senses in an instant, and was scarcely able to conceal my discomfiture and confusion.
Confession|W. Gilmore Simms

Every one in the room was tittering at the discomfiture of the lawyer for the old street peddler, when a new phase occurred.
Polly's Southern Cruise|Lillian Elizabeth Roy
I was exhausted and my tormentor was given over to his own enjoyment of my discomfiture.
Olympian Nights|John Kendrick Bangs

mid-14c., from Old French desconfiture "rout, defeat" (12c.; Modern French déconfiture), from desconfit (see discomfit).