discomfiture

== English == === Etymology === From Old French desconfiture (“rout, defeat”); compare French déconfiture. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /dɪsˈkʌmfɪtʃə(ɹ)/, /dɪsˈkʊmfɪtʃə/ === Noun === discomfiture (countable and uncountable, plural discomfitures) (obsolete) Defeat in battle. An emotional state similar to that arising from defeat; frustration, disappointment, perplexity or embarrassment. ==== Related terms ==== discomfit ==== Translations ====