discomfiture Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun anxious embarrassment
    disconcertment; disconcertion; discomposure.

WordNet

Dis*com"fi*ture noun
Etymology
OF. desconfiture, F. déconfiture. See Discomfort, v. t., and cf. Comfiture.
Definitions
  1. The act of discomfiting, or the state of being discomfited; rout; overthrow; defeat; frustration; confusion and dejection.
    Every man's sword was against his fellow, and there was a very great discomfiture. 1 Sam. xiv. 20.
    A hope destined to end . . . in discomfiture and disgrace. Macaulay.

Webster 1913