Discomfiture Definition

dĭs-kŭmfĭ-cho͝or, -chər
noun
A discomfiting or being discomfited; frustration, confusion, etc.
Webster's New World
Lack of ease; perplexity and embarrassment.
American Heritage
Defeat.
American Heritage
Antonyms:
Advertisement

Other Word Forms of Discomfiture

Noun

Singular:
discomfiture
Plural:
discomfitures

Origin of Discomfiture

  • From Old French desconfiture (“rout, defeat”) (French déconfiture).

    From Wiktionary

Advertisement

Find Similar Words

Find similar words to discomfiture using the buttons below.

Words Starting With

Words Ending With

Unscrambles

discomfiture