discomfiture

  • 21discomfiture — dis•com•fi•ture [[t]dɪsˈkʌm fɪ tʃər[/t]] n. 1) disconcertion; confusion; embarrassment 2) frustration of hopes or plans …

    From formal English to slang

  • 22discomfiture — /dɪsˈkʌmfətʃə / (say dis kumfuhchuh) noun 1. defeat in battle; rout. 2. frustration of hopes or plans. 3. disconcertion; confusion …

  • 23discomfiture — noun anxious embarrassment • Syn: ↑discomposure, ↑disconcertion, ↑disconcertment • Derivationally related forms: ↑disconcert (for: ↑disconcertment), ↑disconcert …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 24discomfort, discomfit, discomfiture — The first of these words is widely used to refer to lack of comfort, uneasiness, and even mild pain: His wet clothing caused him considerable discomfort. Her distress over missing the train made her feel some discomfort. Discomfiture, a much… …

    Dictionary of problem words and expressions

  • 25discomfit —  , discomfort   In this she is greatly assisted by her husband... who enjoys spreading discomfiture in a good cause as much as she does (Observer). The writer here, like many before him, clearly meant discomfort, which has nothing in common with… …

    Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors

  • 26discomfit, discomfort —     In this she is greatly assisted by her husband ... who enjoys spreading discomfiture in a good cause as much as she does (Observer). The writer here, like many before him, clearly meant discomfort, which has nothing in common with… …

    Dictionary of troublesome word

  • 27discomfit, discomfort —     In this she is greatly assisted by her husband ... who enjoys spreading discomfiture in a good cause as much as she does (Observer). The writer here, like many before him, clearly meant discomfort, which has nothing in common with… …

    Dictionary of troublesome word

  • 28ἡττήσει — ἥττησις discomfiture fem nom/voc/acc dual (attic epic) ἡττήσεϊ , ἥττησις discomfiture fem dat sg (epic) ἥττησις discomfiture fem dat sg (attic ionic) ἡσσάομαι to be less fut ind mp 2nd sg (attic) ἡσσάομαι to be less futperf ind mp 2nd sg (attic)… …

    Greek morphological index (Ελληνική μορφολογικούς δείκτες)

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  • 30Ahom–Mughal conflicts — Ahom Mughal conflicts refer to the period between the first Mughal attack on the Ahom kingdom in 1615 and the final Battle of Itakhuli in 1682. The intervening period saw the fluctuating fortunes of both powers and the end of the rule of Koch… …

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