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   What is discomfiture?

   • Definition of discomfiture noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary a feeling of being confused or embarrassed He was clearly taking delight in her discomfiture. Oxford University Press is a department of the University of Oxford.

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   What does discomfit mean?

   • loading examples... To discomfit is to embarrass someone. Say it with a Southern accent while sipping sweet tea. Discomfort is a noun meaning uncomfortable, like the feeling you get when you realize you put salt instead of sugar in Mama's tea. To discomfit someone is to make them feel uncomfortable or upset.

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   What are some synonyms for discomfiture?

   • See discomfiture Synonyms: disappointment, rout, beating, defeat, frustration, more... Forum discussions with the word (s) 'discomfiture' in the title: No titles with the word (s) 'discomfiture'.

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   What is the origin of the word 'discomfiture'?

   • n. Discomfiture [Middle English discomfiten, from Old French desconfit, past participle of desconfire, descumfire, to defeat : des-, dis- + confire, to make (from Latin cōnficere, to prepare; see comfit ).] American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

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   What does discomfiture mean for ministers?

   • Discomfiture is a feeling of slight embarrassment or confusion. None of these should be underestimated in their potential discomfiture for ministers. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

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   What is an example of discomfiture?

   • Frustration of plans or hopes; utter disappointment; perplexity, confusion; (now chiefly in weakened sense) unease, embarrassment, discomfort. Also: an instance of this. No thyng may so moch hir plese As..whan she seeth discomfiture Vpon ony worthy man falle. Yet after all heuynesse, penaunce, and dysconfyture She reioysed in soule.

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   an uncomfortable or embarrassed feeling: She turned away to hide her discomfiture. To my discomfiture he began whistling loudly. See. discomfit. Fewer examples. She was enjoying her opponents ' discomfiture as she spoke. Sensing his discomfiture, I changed the subject.

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   The meaning of DISCOMFITURE is the act of discomfiting : the state of being discomfited.

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   Discomfiture is a feeling of slight embarrassment or confusion. [written].... Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, video.

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   What does the noun discomfiture mean? There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun discomfiture , one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

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   Discomfiture definition: the state of being disconcerted; confusion; embarrassment. . See examples of DISCOMFITURE used in a sentence.

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