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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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