MEANING
1. An unsettled or embarrassed feeling when one's plans, confidence, or expectations are disrupted.
2. The defeating or thwarting of a person or undertaking.
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- visible discomfiture
- to someone's discomfiture
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His visible discomfiture began when the second witness entered.
To her discomfiture, the small courtesy made her eyes fill.
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- discomfiture
Usage notes
Primary category: psychological / character. Forms: Usually uncountable. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.
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