discomfiture
discomfiture · discomfitures
замешательство, смущение, конфуз
Unbehagen, Peinlichkeit
An emotional state similar to that arising from defeatAn emotional state similar to that arising from defeat; frustration, disappointment, perplexity or embarrassment.
/dɪsˈkʌmfɪtʃə(ɹ)/
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)An emotional state similar to that arising from defeat; frustration, disappointment, perplexity or embarrassment.
Unbehagen, Peinlichkeit
замеша́тельствоzamešátelʹstvo, смуще́ниеsmuščénije, конфу́зkonfúz
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)Defeat in battle.
More definitions
- anxious embarrassment
Translations
3 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
a feeling of frustration, disappointment, perplexity or embarrassment:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
a feeling of frustration, disappointment, perplexity or embarrassment:
Origin
From Old French desconfiture (“rout, defeat”); compare French déconfiture.From Old French desconfiture (“rout, defeat”); compare French déconfiture.
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Forms
plural: discomfitures| Singular | discomfiture |
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regular
Synonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- anxious embarrassment:discomposuredisconcertiondisconcertment
Word family
1 related wordsRelateddiscomfit
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable