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Discomfiture
is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
Example Sentences
- It is being established by archaeological and philological research, much to the discomfiture of the modern joker.
- The disembodied mirth on the intercom is the control-room technicians having a chuckle over my brief discomfiture.
- Feel free to explain your discomfiture to the acquiring editor, if you can do so briefly and pleasantly.
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Word Origin & History
discomfiture
M.E., from O.Fr. desconfiture "rout, defeat" (12c.; Mod. Fr. déconfiture), from M.L. disconficere "to rout, overthrow" (see discomfit).
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