discomfiture
English
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old French desconfiture (“rout, defeat”); compare French déconfiture.
Pronunciation
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Noun
discomfiture (countable and uncountable, plural discomfitures)
- A feeling of frustration, disappointment, perplexity or embarrassment.
Translations
a feeling of frustration, disappointment, perplexity or embarrassment
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