discomfiture

discomfiture
Synonyms and related words:
abashment, agitation, bafflement, balk, balking, beating, befuddlement, betrayed hope, bewilderment, blasted expectation, blighted hope, blow, bother, botheration, buffet, chagrin, chaos, check, checkmate, cloud, comedown, commotion, confounding, confusion, cruel disappointment, dash, dashed hope, daze, debacle, defeasance, defeat, derangement, descent, disappointment, disarrangement, disarray, disarticulation, discombobulation, discomposure, disconcertedness, disconcertion, disconcertment, discountenance, disharmony, dishevelment, disillusionment, disintegration, disjunction, disorder, disorderliness, disorganization, disorientation, disproportion, disquiet, disruption, dissatisfaction, distress, disturbance, down, drubbing, embarrassment, entropy, failure, fallen countenance, fiasco, fizzle, flummox, flurry, fluster, flutter, fog, foil, foiling, forlorn hope, frenzy, frustration, fuddle, fuddlement, haphazardness, haze, hope deferred, incoherence, indiscriminateness, inharmonious harmony, irregularity, jumble, letdown, licking, maze, mess, mirage, mist, mortification, most admired disorder, muddle, muddlement, nonsymmetry, nonuniformity, overthrow, perplexity, perturbation, pother, prickles, promiscuity, promiscuousness, pucker, randomness, rebuff, repulse, reversal, reverse, rout, ruffle, setback, shellacking, shuffle, sore disappointment, stew, sweat, swivet, tantalization, tease, thwarting, tizzy, turbulence, unease, uneasiness, unsettlement, unsymmetry, ununiformity, upset, vanquishment

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  • Discomfiture — Dis*com fi*ture (?; 135), n. [OF. desconfiture, F. d[ e]confiture. See {Discomfort}, v. t., and cf. {Comfiture}.] The act of discomfiting, or the state of being discomfited; rout; overthrow; defeat; frustration; confusion and dejection. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • discomfiture — index confusion (ambiguity), disturbance, embarrassment Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • discomfiture — mid 14c., from O.Fr. desconfiture rout, defeat (12c.; Mod.Fr. déconfiture), from desconfit (see DISCOMFIT (Cf. discomfit)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • discomfiture — [n] embarrassment, frustration abashment, agitation, beating, chagrin, comedown, confusion, conquest, defeasance, defeat, demoralization, descent, disappointment, discomposure, disconcertion, disconcertment, disquiet, failure, humiliation,… …   New thesaurus

  • discomfiture — [dis kum′fi chər] n. [ME < OFr desconfiture] a discomfiting or being discomfited; frustration, confusion, etc …   English World dictionary

  • discomfiture — See discomfort, discomfit, discomfiture …   Dictionary of problem words and expressions

  • discomfiture — [[t]dɪskʌ̱mfɪtʃə(r)[/t]] N UNCOUNT Discomfiture is a feeling of slight embarrassment or confusion. [WRITTEN] Syn: unease …   English dictionary

  • discomfiture — noun I admit we were somewhat amused by his discomfiture Syn: embarrassment, unease, uneasiness, awkwardness, discomfort, discomposure, abashment, confusion, agitation, nervousness, disorientation, perturbation, distress; chagrin, mortification,… …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • discomfiture — discomfit ► VERB (discomfited, discomfiting) ▪ make uneasy or embarrassed. DERIVATIVES discomfiture noun. ORIGIN originally in the sense «defeat in battle»: from Old French desconfire, from Latin conficere put together …   English terms dictionary

  • discomfiture — noun Date: 14th century the act of discomfiting ; the state of being discomfited …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • discomfiture — /dis kum fi cheuhr/, n. 1. disconcertion; confusion; embarrassment. 2. frustration of hopes or plans. 3. Archaic. defeat in battle; rout. [1300 50; ME desconfiture < AF: defeat. See DISCOMFIT, URE] * * * …   Universalium

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