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discomfiture

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dis⋅com⋅fi⋅ture

  [dis-kuhm-fi-cher]
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–noun
1. disconcertion; confusion; embarrassment.
2. frustration of hopes or plans.
3. Archaic. defeat in battle; rout.
Origin:
1300–50; ME desconfiture < AF: defeat. See discomfit, -ure
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dis·com·fi·ture   (dĭs-kŭm'fĭ-chŏŏr', -chər)   
n.  

  1. Frustration or disappointment.

  2. Lack of ease; perplexity and embarrassment.

  3. Archaic Defeat.

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