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(-fi c̸hər)

noun

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

Origin: ME < OFr desconfiture

See discomfiture in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

Frustration or disappointment.
Lack of ease; perplexity and embarrassment.
Archaic Defeat.

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