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discomfiture definition

dis·com·fi·ture (-fi c̸hər)

noun

a discomfiting or being discomfited; frustration, confusion, etc.

Etymology: ME < OFr desconfiture

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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