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discomfiture

noun
/dɪsˈkʌmfɪtʃə(ɹ)/UK

Etymology

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

  1. derived from desconfiture — “rout, defeat”

Definitions

  1. Defeat in battle.

  2. An emotional state similar to that arising from defeat

    An emotional state similar to that arising from defeat; frustration, disappointment, perplexity or embarrassment.

    • Other countries are not so much angry as avid to exploit the discomfiture of the US or the chaos in the region or both.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for discomfiture. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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