Discomfiture
[dɪs'kʌmfɪtʃə]
Definition
(v. t.) The act of discomfiting, or the state of being discomfited; rout; overthrow; defeat; frustration; confusion and dejection.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Rout, defeat, overthrow, ruin.
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Examples
- Sir Leicester is whipped in to the rescue of the Doodle Party and the discomfiture of the Coodle Faction. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- There was some discomfiture in his tone as he resumed, though he tried to conceal it. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Mr. Wopsle, with a majestic remembrance of old discomfiture, assented; but not warmly. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- Under favour, sir, replied the yeoman, I have another reason for refraining to shoot, besides the fearing discomfiture and disgrace. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- But, after having let herself be surprised in a falsehood, it was doubly stupid to snub the witness of her discomfiture. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- The other apes derived unlimited amusement from Tublat's discomfiture, for Broken Nose was a disagreeable old fellow, whom no one liked, anyway. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- She might tear her long hair and cry her great eyes out, but there was not a person to heed or to deplore the discomfiture. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Whether he was sulky, or whether he was bashful, after his discomfiture in the rose-garden, I can't say. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- And they chuckled inwardly at the idea of the workmen's discomfiture and defeat, in their attempt to alter one iota of what Thornton had decreed. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
- This was such a great fall, that I said in discomfiture, O, more than that. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- She got a very cool one, and was glad to hide her discomfiture by turning away to take off her bonnet. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Ursula looked at her, and thought how amazingly beautiful she was, flushed with discomfiture. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- Though it told against themselves, the joke was too good, and Becky burst out laughing at Rawdon's discomfiture. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- To court their own discomfiture by love is a common instinct with certain perfervid women. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- I could make nothing of this, except that it was meant that I should make nothing of it, and I went home again in complete discomfiture. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
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