discomfiture

«discomfiture» in Mova's school dictionary: A feeling of embarrassment and unease, when someone is… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (discomfiture, uncountable)

meaning for a pupil

1) (formal) A feeling of embarrassment and unease, when someone is confused or made to look foolish. tree →

2) (old) Defeat or failure of a plan. tree →

sense in the lessons

Found in classic books and formal writing to show a character feeling awkward and embarrassed, often to the amusement of others; phrases: «to his discomfiture», «much to her discomfiture».

examples

• To his discomfiture, everyone laughed at his mistake. tree →
• She could not hide her discomfiture when the teacher read her note aloud. tree →
• Much to the bully's discomfiture, nobody joined in. tree →
• The villain's discomfiture made the audience cheer. tree →
• He blushed red with discomfiture. tree →
• The spelling bee winner enjoyed her rival's discomfiture a little too much. tree →

note

Formal and rare; everyday words: embarrassment, awkwardness. Do not confuse with «discomfort» (a bit of pain or unease). Uncountable.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «discomfiture» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.