discomfiture

🇬🇧 UK/-fitʃә/🇺🇸 US
GREC2

Definitions

n.

A feeling of embarrassment, frustration, or confusion; the state of being defeated or thwarted

困窘,狼狈;挫败,失败

🧩 Root Breakdown

discomfitureother
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Example Sentences

  • 1.

    His obvious discomfiture at the party suggested he was unhappy.

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